First Serious Mac Trojan?
Posted: January 22nd, 2009, 11:18 am
BitTorrent copies of iWork '09 may contain nasty Trojan
http://www.intego.com/news/ism0901.asp
INTEGO SECURITY ALERT - January 22, 2009
Mac Trojan Horse OSX.Trojan.iServices.A Found
in Pirated Apple iWork 09.
Description: Intego has discovered a new Trojan horse, OSX.Trojan.iServices.A, which is currently circulating in copies of Apple’s iWork 09 found on BitTorrent trackers and other sites containing links to pirated software. The version of iWork 09, Apple’s productivity suite, are complete and functional, but the installer contains an additional package called iWorkServices.pkg.
The malicious software connects to a remote server over the Internet; this means that a malicious user will be alerted that this Trojan horse is installed on different Macs, and will have the ability to connect to them and perform various actions remotely.
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This trojan sneaks in and is authorized by your admin password because you are installing a pirated version of Apple Software. It still doesn't AUTO load.. but installs because you are STEALING PIRATED SOFTWARE.
But as always I offer full disclosure. You are warned.
http://www.intego.com/news/ism0901.asp
INTEGO SECURITY ALERT - January 22, 2009
Mac Trojan Horse OSX.Trojan.iServices.A Found
in Pirated Apple iWork 09.
Description: Intego has discovered a new Trojan horse, OSX.Trojan.iServices.A, which is currently circulating in copies of Apple’s iWork 09 found on BitTorrent trackers and other sites containing links to pirated software. The version of iWork 09, Apple’s productivity suite, are complete and functional, but the installer contains an additional package called iWorkServices.pkg.
The malicious software connects to a remote server over the Internet; this means that a malicious user will be alerted that this Trojan horse is installed on different Macs, and will have the ability to connect to them and perform various actions remotely.
****
This trojan sneaks in and is authorized by your admin password because you are installing a pirated version of Apple Software. It still doesn't AUTO load.. but installs because you are STEALING PIRATED SOFTWARE.
But as always I offer full disclosure. You are warned.