Malware DefinitionsType:
Trojan Horse
Platform:
Mac OS X
Last updated:
04/02/16 7:14 am
Threat Level:
High
Description
BlackHoleRAT is a Trojan horse that allows remote access by malicious third parties to an infected computer. Early versions of the Trojan were relatively unsophisticated and seemed to be intended as proof of concept, but subsequent, better-developed variants were soon discovered — and these were being offered for distribution.
BlackHoleRat is able to carry out a range of malicious actions on an infected machine, including the following: It can request an administrator password and store it to a file, execute shell scripts, turn the …
March 6, 2021 •
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Malware Definitionsalso known as OSX/ARDScript.A, OSX/Hovdy.A
Type:
Trojan Horse
Platform:
Mac OS X
Last updated:
02/09/16 9:14 pm
Threat Level:
High
Description
AppleScriptTHT is a trojan horse. First spotted in the wild in 2008, the malware was discovered when it was offered for distribution on a hacker website, with site forum members discussing possible delivery vectors which included the messaging app iChat and the filesharing service LimeWire.
In order to become infected, a user must first download and launch AppleScriptTHT. Once installed, the Trojan exploits a vulnerability in the Apple Remote Desktop Agent in order to gain administrative privileges on the infected …
March 6, 2021 •
2 min read
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- 12/02/20 7:24 am
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Description
GravityRAT is malware.
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June 1, 2020 •
1 min read
Malware Definitionsalso known as OSX/Nukespeed
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- Last updated:
- 07/01/21 10:04 pm
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Description
GMERA is a trojan horse that comes disguised as a stock trading app. It steals user information from infected systems, and uploads it to the web.
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October 1, 2019 •
1 min read
Malware Definitions
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- Last updated:
- 01/02/19 10:19 pm
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Description
LamePyre is a trojan horse.
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January 2, 2019 •
1 min read
Malware Definitionsalso known as BitCoinMiner, CoinMiner, Miner
Type:
Trojan Horse
Platform:
Mac OS X
Last updated:
02/02/18 9:51 pm
Threat Level:
High
Description
CreativeUpdate is a Trojan horse that mines cryptocurrency. It was discovered in 2018 on the popular Mac app distribution platform MacUpdate, masquerading as the macOS utilities Deeper and OnyX, as well as an illegitimate version of Firefox. It should be noted that the developers of Deeper, OnyX, and, of course, Firefox, have nothing to do with the malware: CreativeUpdate’s authors designed their Trojan to impersonate these apps, and then circumvented the security checks at MacUpdate in order to …
February 2, 2018 •
2 min read
Malware Definitionsalso known as BitCoinMiner, CoinMiner
Type:
Trojan Horse
Platform:
Mac OS X
Last updated:
01/02/18 11:56 pm
Threat Level:
High
Description
CpuMeaner is a Trojan horse. It comes disguised as a pirated software application, meaning that a victim would have to attempt to illegally download a pirated app in order to be infected by CpuMeaner. Once installed, the Trojan writes to the LaunchAgent directory in order to achieve persistence on the system (the ability to survive reboots). The malware then runs a custom version of XMRig, an open source program designed to mine the cryptocurrency Monero, and sets up a …
January 2, 2018 •
2 min read
Malware Definitionsalso known as Backdoor.OSX.OceanLotus.a
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- Last updated:
- 02/13/23 7:56 pm
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Description
OceanLotus is a trojan horse.
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January 2, 2018 •
1 min read
Malware Definitionsalso known as OSX.ParticleSmasher.A
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- Last updated:
- 12/01/17 11:33 pm
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Description
Proton is a trojan horse.
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November 1, 2017 •
1 min read
Malware Definitionsalso known as OSX.Pwnet.A
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- Last updated:
- 09/02/17 4:51 am
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Description
Pwnet is a trojan horse that comes disguised as a hack for the videogame Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Once installed, it can mine cryptocurrency and send it to the malware author.
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September 1, 2017 •
1 min read
Malware Definitions
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- 02/09/16 9:14 pm
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Description
Pintsized is a trojan horse.
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February 9, 2016 •
1 min read
Malware Definitionsalso known as OSX/Jahlav, OSX/RSPlug, Puper
Type:
Trojan Horse
Platform:
Mac OS X
Last updated:
04/23/16 8:34 pm
Threat Level:
High
Description
DNSChanger is a trojan horse that arrived disguised as a video codec and changed the internet settings on infected computers. Once installed, the trojan horse redirected webpages in an attempt to steal login information for online banking sites. The malicious DNS servers used by the DNSChanger trojan horse were taken over by the FBI after the malware authors were arrested, and the malware network was officially shut down in July 2012.
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