SecurityWhat is OpenSSH
OpenSSH is a cost free version of the SSH protocol suite. Many of the users who utilize telnet, ftp, rlogin and other programs may not realize that their passwords are transmitted in plain text (unencrypted) across the Internet. The OpenSSH suite encrypts all data that comes to and from your computer including passwords.
The OpenSSH suite includes many functions and programs. SSH replaces rlogin and telnet, sftp replaces the plain ftp program and rcp is replaced with a enhanced scp program.
Luckily enough Apples new operating system, Mac OS X …
June 2, 2001 •
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SecurityInformation
DoorStop, from Open Door Networks, Inc., is a software-based “firewall” product for Macintosh servers. DoorStop is software that you install directly on the servers which you wish to protect. DoorStop is significantly easier to set up and use than a hardware firewall and provides the same capabilities at lower cost.
With DoorStop, you can specify precisely which machines should have access to which services, and you can keep track of both allowed and denied access attempts to those services. DoorStop works well with a wide range of Macintosh-based Internet servers, including …
June 2, 2001 •
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SecuritySecurity Bulletin Issued by Microsoft May 21, 2001
The following is the list of vulnerable products:
Microsoft Word 98 for the Mac
Microsoft Word 2001 for the Mac
Summary
When Microsoft Word opens a RTF (Rich Text Format) file that contains a link to a template, only the RTF file is checked for macros. When a a macro is embedded into the template file that was opened from a link in the RTF file an attacker could set the macro to run automatically and execute commands without your authorization – you even knowing …
May 21, 2001 •
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SecurityInformation
SuperLock is the premier shareware Macintosh security utility. It has been protecting Macs from casual snoopers since 1993, and it protected Macs for two years before that as a program called MacLauncher (which still works properly on the latest Macs!). It can be found on Macs all over the world belonging to students, teachers, governments, and normal, everyday people.
SuperLock 4.0.2 Lite is a slimmed-down version of SuperLock 4.0 Pro. Whereas SuperLock Pro is intended for settings like school labs where multiple people access one machine, SuperLock Lite is for Macs …
May 2, 2001 •
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Securitypublished: September 09, 2000
vulnerable: Intego’s NetBarrier (all versions) running on MaCOS
Discussion
Intego software (www.intego.com) offers a security software package for the Macintosh platform. The software is a firewall utility that allows the user to chose between different security schemes (server only, client only, customized, etc) and block different kind of known DoS (pingflood, synflood, ping of death, etc). One way of actually protecting the user from a remote attack such as a pingflood is to allow the user to block the ip from where the attack is performed. The software either …
September 9, 2000 •
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Description
MacKRP is a keylogger.
MacKRP Threat Removal
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Description
Leverage is a trojan horse that comes disguised as an image file.
Leverage Threat Removal
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Securityalso known as OSX/LoserGame.A
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LoseLose is malware that acts like a game and deletes files on your computer as you play it.
LoseLose Threat Removal
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Description
TypeRecorderX is a keylogger.
TypeRecorderX Threat Removal
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Securityalso known as OSX/Hoax.ArchSMS.AA, OSX/SMSMonster.A
Type:
Trojan Horse
Platform:
Mac OS X
Last updated:
02/09/16 9:14 pm
Threat Level:
High
Description
SMSSend is a trojan horse that disguises itself as installers for legitimate software programs. During the installation process, it asks for the user’s cell phone number and uses it to sign up for a subscription service that is charged to the account associated with the phone number.
SMSSend Threat Removal
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WireLurker is a trojan horse that was originally distributed with pirated software.
WireLurker Threat Removal
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Securityalso known as OSX/KeystrokeWatch.A
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Description
KeystrokesWatch is a keylogger.
KeystrokesWatch Threat Removal
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Securityalso known as HackBack, OSX/KitM.A, OSX/KitM.B
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FileSteal is a trojan horse that targets specific activist groups.
FileSteal Threat Removal
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Minesteal is a trojan horse that steals Minecraft passwords.
Minesteal Threat Removal
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Securityalso known as OSX/MacLog.B, OSX/MacLog.C
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Description
DRPULogger is a keylogger.
DRPULogger Threat Removal
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Securityalso known as Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor, OSX/Eleanor
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Description
Eleanor is malware that arrives disguised as a document converter and opens a backdoor on infected machines.
Eleanor Threat Removal
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Description
Keydnap is malware that sets up a backdoor on an infected system and attempts to steal passwords from the OS X keychain.
Keydnap Threat Removal
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Securityalso known as OSX.Backdoor.Quimitchin
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Description
Fruitfly is malware used in targeted attacks.
Fruitfly Threat Removal
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Description
Spyrix is a keylogger that records keystrokes, monitors web browsing behavior, captures screenshots, and sends logs to a remote computer.
Spyrix Threat Removal
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Securityalso known as W97M/Downloader
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Description
Downloader is malware that comes in the form of a Microsoft Word Document containing a malicious macro that can download and execute arbitrary code from a remote server.
Downloader Threat Removal
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