ClickFix is a new and stealthy type of fileless malware that specifically targets Linux environments. Unlike traditional malware, ClickFix doesn’t rely on writing files to disk. Instead, it lives in memory and abuses legitimate tools and processes within the operating system to carry out its actions.
For a deeper dive into the Linux-specific behavior, see the full analysis at Zemernett. You can also learn a handy trick to track string occurrences in logs here. For those new to Linux, this article on basic Linux commands and this one on gathering system information might be useful.
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