{"id":340203,"date":"2017-05-06T03:07:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T19:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/05\/05\/windows-snake-malware-ported-to-mac\/"},"modified":"2017-05-06T03:07:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T19:07:13","slug":"windows-snake-malware-ported-to-mac-imitates-adobe-flash-player-installer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/windows-snake-malware-ported-to-mac-imitates-adobe-flash-player-installer\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows ‘Snake’ Malware Ported to Mac, Imitates Adobe Flash Player Installer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well-known Windows backdoor malware “Snake” has been ported to the Mac for the first time, according to MalwareBytes<\/a><\/em>. Described as “highly-sophisticated,” Snake (also called Turla and Uroburos) has been infecting Windows systems since 2008 and was ported to Linux systems in 2014 before making its way to the Mac.<\/p>\n

The Snake malware was found<\/a> earlier this week in an installer masquerading as Adobe Flash Player, buried inside a file named “Install Adobe Flash Player.app.zip.” It is designed to look like a legitimate Adobe Flash installer, but is signed by an illegitimate certificate.<\/p>\n

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\nIt does, actually, install Adobe Flash Player, but it is accompanied by additional software that is malicious and designed to provide a backdoor into the Mac. The malicious files are well hidden in the \/Library\/Scripts\/ folder and disguised as an Adobe launch process.<\/p>\n

In all, this is one of the sneakier bits of Mac malware lately. Although it’s still “just a Trojan,” it’s a quite convincing one if distributed properly. Although Mac users tend to scoff at Trojans, believing them to be easy to avoid, this is not always the case.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apple already revoked the certificate that the Snake malware was using to infect Mac machines, but another iteration could pop up, so Mac users should be aware of the possibility.<\/p>\n

Those infected by Snake are vulnerable to having data stolen, including login information, passwords, and unencrypted files.<\/p>\n

To avoid malicious software, Apple recommends downloading content only from the Mac App Store<\/a> or from trusted developers.<\/p>\n

Tag: malware<\/a> <\/div>\n

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