Een bloedernstige ditmaal, vers van de pers: Backdoor MacEleanor.

Zogenaamd hulpprogramma

Easy Doc Converter[/b]

schijnt érg kwaadwillige TOR malware voor Mac OS te bevatten, pas dus op!

https://labs.bitdefender.com/2016/07/new-mac-backdoor-nukes-os-x-systems/

http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/06/backdoor-mac-eleanor-faq/

Kijken jullie mee uit?

Ikzelf zie via Little Snitch wat hier buiten gaat. Maar toch, TOR, Darknet?

Beste mods, kunnen jullie deze 2 draadjes samenvoegen? Het gaat namelijk over hetzelfde.

There are a few takeaways from this. First and foremost, if an application doesn’t have a code signature, and Mac OS X doesn’t want you to open it by default, you should pay attention to that. Certainly, not every unsigned app is malicious, and not every signed app is legit, but having that code signature is at least some measure of protection. At a minimum, if the app is found to be malicious, Apple can revoke the certificate used to sign the app, rendering it inoperable.

Second, be cautious about running old, abandoned apps. Again, not all apps that haven’t seen updates in a while are malicious, but it is becoming an increasingly popular thing (especially amongst Chrome extensions in the Chrome store) for unsavory developers to turn abandoned software into adware or malware. This gives the malicious software a hint of legitimacy, by infecting software that has a history. If an app has been abandoned, you probably should think twice about downloading it, and you should be cautious about even running an old copy on your hard drive if the app has a self-updating mechanism.

Finally, be cautious about where you download apps from. When I tried to download EasyDoc Converter from MacUpdate, the first thing I got was a MacUpdate installer that would have, on top of installing the malware, also installed a bunch of other adware. In general, avoid any kind of download aggregation sites, and download software directly from the developer.