New Mac OS X Backdoor Trojan Horse Discovered

[FredisDead]

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/04/13/sabpab-new-mac-os-x-backdoor-trojan-horse-discovered/

More malware for the Mac OS X platform has been discovered, hot on the heels of the revelation that some 600,000 Macs had been infected in the Flashback attack.

And just like Flashback, the new Trojan doesn't require any user interaction to infect your Apple Mac.

The Sabpab Trojan horse exploits the same drive-by Java vulnerability used to create the Flashback botnet.

The newly discovered Sabpab malware is in many ways a basic backdoor Trojan horse. It connects to a control server using HTTP, receiving commands from remote hackers as to what it should do. The criminals behind the attack can grab screenshots from infected Macs, upload and download files, and execute commands remotely.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Read about this earlier, owners should just run software update.

There are also steps they can take to eliminate any residual bad files.

No need for alarm, no need to install anti-virus programs, just do an update if you're running 10.6 or earlier.

I'm running Lion so I'm not even concerned.

But thank you for posting for anyone who may have missed this story.

[Voice for Peace]

2. are you familiar with Mac Keeper?

I'd welcome some knowledgeable opinions.

[rocktivity]

3. I've been happy with it -- a smart $29 investment.

Between my MacMini being a 2005 model and my running windows 7 on it via Parallels, its seemed like a good idea. But as pro-Mac as I am, I've never what I call an OS snob.


rocktivity

[NYC_SKP]

4. I'm not, sorry, but among all my macs old and new I've never caught a virus.

Mac user forums are very helpful though, and you might want to post your questions out there or even in our DU computer forum for mac users.

Do you need the link?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1096

[Voice for Peace]

6. thanks! didn't realize there was a mac forum here

DU has almost everything.

[jsmirman]

9. Reasonably pleased with it, myself

been running it for a good ten months or so, I'm guessing.

It hangs at 75% on the "clean junk files" for me much of the time, and the fix they had me try didn't seem to solve the problem, but that's a small complaint.

[rocktivity]

10. At 80GB, my hard drive just barely accomodates my applications

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I keep my files on an external drive, so being able to get rid of my hard drive's junk files with MacKeeper is an extra big plus for me.


rocktivity

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. Your post prompted me to check for software updates

The fix was there, and I installed it.

[Electric Monk]

7. I'd installed it last week before I even heard of this problem.

[Demonaut]

8. so the issue lies with "java"

why is it so exploitable?