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Unreal IRCd Forums states our mirrors has a backdoor (trojan) in it.
More: UnrealIRCd Forums • View topic - Some versions of Unreal3.2.8.1.tar.gz contain a backdoorThis is very embarrassing...
We found out that the Unreal3.2.8.1.tar.gz file on our mirrors has been replaced quite a while ago with a version with a backdoor (trojan) in it.
This backdoor allows a person to execute ANY command with the privileges of the user running the ircd. The backdoor can be executed regardless of any user
restrictions (so even if you have passworded server or hub that doesn't allow any users in).
It appears the replacement of the .tar.gz occurred in November 2009 (at least on some mirrors). It seems nobody noticed it until now.
More: Linux Trojan Raises Malware Concerns - PCWorld Business CenterUnreal IRC is an Internet relay chat platform. I don't have any numbers on the total downloads since November of 2009, but it seems safe to assume there are a lot of Linux systems out there compromised by a backdoor Trojan.