[real-eyes] Re: Mac OS X backdoor Trojan, now in beta?
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- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:45:15 -0600
Could this virus also affect the Iphone, Ipod Touch and Ipad?
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Mac OS X backdoor Trojan, now in beta?
by
Chester Wisniewski
on February 26, 2011 |
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It appears there is a new backdoor Trojan in town and it targets users
of Mac OS X. As even the malware itself admits, it is not yet finished,
but it could be indicative of more underground programmers taking note
of Apple's increasing market share.
SophosLabs analyzed the sample we received and determined that it is a
variant of a well-known Remote Access Trojan (RAT) for Windows known as
darkComet, although the Trojan's creator appears to be keen to call it
BackHole RAT.
The Mac OS X version is very basic and there appears to be a mix of
German and English in the user interface. Its functions include:
* Placing text files on the desktop
* Sending a restart, shutdown or sleep command
* Running arbitrary shell commands
* Placing a full screen window with a message that only allows you to
click reboot
* Sending URLs to the client to open a website
* Popping up a fake "Administrator Password" window to phish the target
Screenshot of fake Admin credentials dialog Here is an excerpt from the
default text that is displayed in the full screen window with the reboot
button:
"I am a Trojan Horse, so i have infected your Mac Computer. I know, most
people think Macs can't be infected, but look, you ARE Infected!
I have full controll over your Computer and i can do everything I want,
and you can do nothing to prevent it.
So, Im a very new Virus, under Development, so there will be much more
functions when im finished."
SophosLabs has published protection for our customers as OSX/MusMinim-A
. Trojans like this are frequently distributed through pirated software
downloads, torrent sites, or anywhere you may download an application
expecting to need to install it.
It could also be dropped by a vulnerability in your browser, plugins and
other applications.
Patching is an important part of protection on all platforms.
Fortunately our products can detect and remove Trojans like this, and
for home use they're free! If you would like to install Sophos
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