OSX/Jahlav-C = DNSChanger Trojan Horse

DNSChanger Trojan Horse (aka RSPlug Trojan) is running wild lately with multiple variants surfacing rapidly and being distributed through more mainstream sites including gamer and technical download sites as well as pornographic and search engine optimized pages resulting in high rankings in search results.

Learn more about the symptoms of DNSChanger Trojan Horse infected computers or scan your computer for spyware with MacScan or remove DNSChanger Trojan Horse (RSPlug) with DNSChanger Trojan Horse Removal Tool for free.

Apple Acknowledges Malware

Apple has finally acknowledged that spyware and viruses are a threat for Mac OS X, as well as the latest operating system in the works, Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard will be adding new technology to help prevent against attacks such as sandboxing and anti-phishing features in Safari. This, however, is not a 100% solution to protect against malware.

Apple Safari Vulnerability

Security Alert: Safari prior to version 4 (released June 8th, 2009) may permit malicious web pages to steal files from the local system simply by accessing a web page without further interaction. This vulnerability is present in both Mac OS X and Windows Safari. The attack is accomplished by mounting an XXE attack against the parsing of the XSL XML.

Safari Vulnerability

SecureMac Advisory

Posted: June 9th, 2009

Security Risk: Critical

Safari prior to version 4 (released June 8th, 2009) may permit malicious web pages to steal files from the local system simply by accessing a web page without further interaction. This vulnerability is present in both Mac OS X and Windows Safari. The attack is accomplished by mounting an XXE attack against the parsing of the XSL XML.

Chris Evans has documented this vulnerability in his advisory on his website http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-006.html

Safari 4 is now available for download for both Windows and Macintosh systems. Suggested to …

Critical Mac OS X Java Vulnerability Proof of Concept

Today, Landon Fuller posted a proof-of-concept exploit for an unpatched vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment currently in use by OS X. While this particular proof-of-concept is meant to be harmless, the vulnerability itself currently affects OS X, including OS X 10.5.7, the latest shipping version of OS X. This vulnerability could be exploited to perform “drive-by-downloads” commonly used as a means to infect computers with spyware, or any arbitrary command with the permissions of the executing user. All a user has to do is visit a web page hosting a malicious java applet to be exploited. Until Apple patches their implementation of Java, we recommend that users disable Java applets in their web browser.

DNS Changer 2.0e Trojan Horse

SecureMac Advisory

Posted: March 17th, 2009

Security Risk: Critical

Just after the DNSChanger 2.0d variant was identified, another new variant of the DNSChanger Trojan Horse, DNSChanger 2.0e, has been discovered in the wild. The trojan horse arrives in a disk image (some samples are called serial_Avid.Xpress.Pro.5.7.2.dmg), and is again disguised as an installer for “MacCinema,” just like the 2.0d variant. Once installed, the trojan horse behaves in a similar manner to past variants.

This variant is being distributed on websites offering “cracked” or pirated copies of software, and is initially disguised as a serial …

Security Alert: Trojan found in Pirated copies of Apple’s iWorks 09

Security Alert: A trojan is being distributed with pirated copies of Apple’s iWorks 09.

Pirated copies of iWorks 09 are being distributed with a trojan bundled in the installer package. Intego has released a warning recommending that users should not download iWorks 09 from pirate software sites.

The malicious software is installed in the startup items folders ( /System/Library/StartupItems/iWorkServices ) where it has full root privilege rights. Once installed the trojan connects to a remote server notifying it of the infected computers location on the net awaiting further instruction including the ability …

DNS Changer Trojan Horse – SecureMac Removal Instructions and Anniversary...

SecureMac Security Bulletin

Posted: December 17th, 2008

Security Risk: Critical

Halloween marked the one-year anniversary since the DNSChanger Trojan Horse was discovered in the wild, and in that time it has grown to become the single most widespread piece of malware on OS X. In order to promote safe web browsing, SecureMac has issued a bulletin on the DNSChanger Trojan Horse, with information on common symptoms of infection, ways to check for and remove the Trojan, and a list of safe practices when surfing the web.

Symptoms of Infection by DNSChanger Trojan Horse

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SecureMac to exhibit at MacWorld San Fransisco 2009

Las Vegas, Nevada – SecureMac.com, an information security company known for its cutting edge security solutions and security website for Apple Macintosh computers, is pleased to announce it will be attending MacWorld Expo at the Moscone Center in San Fransisco from January 6-9, where it will be demonstrating the latest version of MacScan and answering security questions.

SecureMac will be showcasing its security software, as well as providing product discounts, booth raffles and security demonstrations at Booth 202 in the South Hall from January 6-9, at the Moscone Center, San Fransisco.

Clients …

AppleScript.THT Trojan Horse – Mac OS X

New OS X Trojan Horse in the WildSecureMac Security Advisory

Security Risk: Critical

SecureMac has discovered multiple variants of a new Trojan horse in the wild that affects Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5. The Trojan horse is currently being distributed from a hacker website, where discussion has taken place on distributing the Trojan horse through iChat and Limewire. The source code for the Trojan horse has been distributed, indicating an increased probability of future variants of the Trojan horse.

The Trojan horse runs hidden on the system, and allows a malicious user …

Mac OS X URI Handler Security Issues & Exploits

Recently, Mac OS X has been known to be vulnerable to many new remote exploits.

Theses exploits are allowing to remotely execute code on your computer when you surf a webpage. Most of the people reading about theses vulnerabilities often missunderstand or apprehend the impact it can have, for a user.

While many people will use Paranoid Android, from Unsanity, and it does protects you well, many don’t even know about the vulnerability in the first place. Theses can lead to the total erasement of your personal data (by erasing /Users/you), to …

Mac OS X FileVault Review – Encrypting files and folders

Notes & Warnings
Ability

If FileVault is enabled on an account, access to that account’s Public folder and Sites folder will not be available to anyone else, regardless if the user is logged in or not. So, if that user wishes to serve a website out of the Sites folder in their home folder, activating FileVault is would not be a viable option for him or her.

Stability

There have been several reports of people losing data with FileVault and various related errata under Mac OS X v10.3.0, but the 10.3.1 update along with …

Mac OS X Security Issue: FileVault Leaves Unencrypted Data Behind

Mac OS X FileVault Security Advisory
Advisory Title: FileVault Leaves Unencrypted Home Data Behind
Release Date: 2003 November 6
Fix Date: Mac OS X 10.4 (May 2005)
Affected Product: Mac OS X 10.3 Build 7B85
Impact: Unencrypted Data Left Behind
Where: Local System
Author: CodeSamurai (codesamurai@mac.com)

Update (Mac OS X 10.4): With the release of Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), Apple has included a fix for this in the FileVault enabling process. When the user goes to enable FileVault on their user account in System Preferences, one of the sheets will now have a “Use secure erase” checkbox. …