[LINK] iwork, CS4 trojan on the Mac

Ivan Trundle ivan at itrundle.com
Sat Feb 7 13:25:06 AEDT 2009


The same exploit also affects pirated versions of Photoshop CS4, if  
anyone is silly enough to download packages from untrusted sources....

(being careful to use the word 'pirated' here...)

iT

On 07/02/2009, at 9:03 AM, Kim Holburn wrote:

> http://www.atomicsub.net/2009/01/iwork-09-virus/
> http://www.atomicsub.net/2009/01/apple-trojan-strikes-again/
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>> iWork ‘09 virus affects 20,000+
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>> Malware masquerading as part of Apple’s iWork ‘09 suite has targeted
>> unsuspecting Mac users foolish enough to illegally download and
>> install the pirated version of the software commonly found on warez
>> sites around the Web.
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>> Once iWork ‘09 is downloaded and installed, the trojan horse named
>> OSX.Trojan.iServices.A, obtains unrestrained root access, which it
>> immediately uses to connect to a remote server over the Internet. A
>> secondary download installs malware that makes victims part of a
>> botnet army that is said to be attacking undisclosed websites.
>> According to Mac antivirus software maker Intego, this is the latest
>> reminder of the growing popularity of Apple’s OS X and virus &
>> malware developers. Over the past year, a mix of trojans and
>> exploits have been targeting OS X at increasing rates.
>
> There is a trojan removal tool
> http://www.securemac.com/
> Or you could just avoid downloading your software from torrent sites.
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