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According to the advisory, researchers have spotted threat actors using the Androxgh0stmalwareto compromise computers and servers.

They were seen scanning endpoints for three remote code execution vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-9841, CVE-2021-41773, and CVE-2018-15133.

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Mitigating the threat

Androxgh0st is capable of more than just compromising vulnerable devices and stealing login credentials.

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If the limit is satisfactory, the malware can be used to mount phishing and spam campaigns.

Making sure their Apache servers aren’t running versions 2.4.49 or 2.4.50 was stressed as pivotal.

The full list of the recommendations can be found on thisBleepingComputer link.

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