Collaborate Disseminate
A grizzled researcher idly reminiscing over several decades of Apple-related malware.
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DNS hi-jacking malware analysed by Patrick Wardle.
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… Fruitfly malware spied on Mac users for 13 years – man charged David Harley Advertisements
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Alleged author of the Fruitfly spyware charged.
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Hacker Combat brought my attention to Cybereason’s research into the OSX.Pirrit adware.
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Good research from ESET Canada: OSX/Proton spreading again through supply-chain attack “ESET researchers noticed that Eltima, the makers of the Elmedia Player software, have been distributing a version of their application trojanized with the OSX/Proton malware on their official website. ESET contacted Eltima as soon as the situation was confirmed. Eltima was very responsive and maintained an excellent communication […]
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The news of the week is discussed, including this week’s Microsoft Malware Protection Engine bug, Handbrake OS X malware, the HP keylogger, Trump’s Cybersecurity EO, and more.
The news of the week is discussed, including Schneier’s DDoS article, a patched IE/Edge zero day, a new OS X malware detection method, and Google’s Project Zero prize. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, September 16, 2016
A researcher says the future of OS X malware detection may be rooted in patterns and heatmap visualization. Continue reading Generic OS X Malware Detection Method Explained
Researcher Patrick Wardle has developed a utility called RansomWhere? that he released today that he says does generic ransomware detection on OS X. Continue reading Generic Ransomware Detection Comes to OS X