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RE: mac trojan in-the-wild
From: "Memisyazici, Aras" <arasm () vt edu>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:14:49 -0400
Actually... The enticement of the user is the *easy* and *real* part. As was explained in the SANS Diary, to play the movie they need a codec... Shall I download? User clicks Yes, to install I need admin pw, please enter... GAME OVER! So... I would predict a good chunk of uninfomed users to get hit by this easily! Aras "Russ" Memisyazici IT Specialist II Virginia Tech Outreach Information Services -----Original Message----- From: "Matthew Leeds" <mleeds () theleeds net> To: "bugtraq () securityfocus com" <bugtraq () securityfocus com> Sent: 11/1/07 5:29 PM Subject: Re: mac trojan in-the-wild Let's see now, user must: 1) Navigate to porn site 2) Download Trojan 3) Either open file or have set 'Open Safe Files...' 4) Must allow install by typing admin password Oh yeah, this will clearly hit Mac users hard, not. I don't see this as a big deal, more as Darwin in action (if you will not mind the pun). How this is a big deal is hard to see. Just a few more machines in the bot net. Now a self-replicating virus, that might be an issue, but this is a dead end. Not even a very effective drive by. ---------- ---Matthew *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 10/31/2007 at 6:21 PM Gadi Evron wrote:
For whoever didn't hear, there is a Macintosh trojan in-the-wild being dropped, infecting mac users. Yes, it is being done by a regular online gang--itw--it is not yet another proof of concept. The same gang infects Windows machines as well, just that now they also target macs. http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/screenshot-of-new-mac-trojan.html http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/mackanapes-can-now-can-feel-pain-of.html This means one thing: Apple's day has finally come and Apple users are going to get hit hard. All those unpatched vulnerabilities from years past are going to bite them in the behind. I can sum it up in one sentence: OS X is the new Windows 98. Investing in security ONLY as a last resort losses money, but everyone has to learn it for themselves. Gadi Evron.
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- Re: [Full-disclosure] mac trojan in-the-wild, (continued)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] mac trojan in-the-wild Peter Besenbruch (Nov 02)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] mac trojan in-the-wild Paul Schmehl (Nov 02)
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- Re: mac trojan in-the-wild Robert McArdle (Nov 02)
- RE: mac trojan in-the-wild Roger A. Grimes (Nov 02)
- RE: mac trojan in-the-wild Thor (Hammer of God) (Nov 02)
- RE: mac trojan in-the-wild Roger A. Grimes (Nov 02)
- the heart of the problem [was: RE: mac trojan in-the-wild] Gadi Evron (Nov 02)
- RE: mac trojan in-the-wild Gadi Evron (Nov 02)