The name perfctl comes from the cryptominer process that drains the system’s resources, causing significant issues for many Linux developers. By combining “perf” (a Linux performance monitoring tool) with “ctl” (commonly used to indicate control in command-line tools), the malware authors crafted a name that appears legitimate. More @Wikipedia
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