It seems that a backdoor to macOS has been out there for years and nobody noticed it until now. Malwarebytes posted a blog post on it and speculates that it was probably created years ago but has only been used in targeted attacks which is why it escaped detection. The malware features antique system calls, some dating back to pre-OS X days. In addition, the binary also includes the open-source libjpeg code, which was last updated in 1998. The latter implies that it pre-dates macOS and has been out for a while. The malware is primarily geared towards screen captures and webcam access on compromised Mac boxes. It is also capable of remote control and mapping the local network.
Apple is likely to update the internal anti-malware system on macOS to protect users in the next day or two. But you might want to download the Malwarebytes Mac scanner to make sure that you’re not infected.
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‘Ancient’ Mac Backdoor Discovered
It seems that a backdoor to macOS has been out there for years and nobody noticed it until now. Malwarebytes posted a blog post on it and speculates that it was probably created years ago but has only been used in targeted attacks which is why it escaped detection. The malware features antique system calls, some dating back to pre-OS X days. In addition, the binary also includes the open-source libjpeg code, which was last updated in 1998. The latter implies that it pre-dates macOS and has been out for a while. The malware is primarily geared towards screen captures and webcam access on compromised Mac boxes. It is also capable of remote control and mapping the local network.
Apple is likely to update the internal anti-malware system on macOS to protect users in the next day or two. But you might want to download the Malwarebytes Mac scanner to make sure that you’re not infected.
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