'Sabpab' Trojan is latest threat to Mac users
Just days after Apple released a Java security update to fix the
'Flashback' Trojan, a new, and possibly more deadly virus has been
detected.Anti-virus software provider Kaspersky Lab has identified Backdoor.OXS.SabPub.a, or SabPub for short, as the latest Trojan horse virus to target Mac owners.
The new threat has recently been spreading via Java and could be infecting computers when people open email messages with suspicious links that direct users to malware.
"The Flashback and the SabPub Trojans are totally different,” Alex Gostev, chief security expert of Kaspersky Lab, told Mashable. “SabPub is classic backdoor Trojan, so it opens full access to a victim’s system for attackers. Flashback and its known variants is downloader and clickjacking bot, which means it conducts click fraud scam by hijacking people’s search engine results inside their web browsers.”
Gostev advises that all Mac users stay up to date with their Apple software: “We recommend users update their systems immediately with the latest security update from Apple.”
Apple Updates Anti-Malware Tools for Mac, But Another Trojan Threat Surfaces
Following a new trojan threat for Mac OS X that was uncovered last week,
Apple has updated its anti-malware tools for the Mac that will ensure
we continue to sleep soundly at night, safe in the knowledge our beloved
Macs aren’t at risk.The new trojan, named
“Trojan-Dropper:OSX/Revir.a,” disguises itself as an innocent PDF file,
filled with nothing but “offensive political statements” written in
Chinese. When you open it up, however, the file opens up a backdoor to
your Mac that will allow unwanted access to your machine.The shameless thugs behind the threat weren’t quite intelligent enough to create the malware properly, according to a CNET report,
but it can still be a malicious threat. Thankfully, Apple has moved
quickly to ensure our systems are safe, by updating the malware
definitions for OS X Lion and Snow Leopard so that these systems can
recognize the threat.However, the battle isn’t over just yet.
Another trojan threat, this time posing as Adobe Flash Player, was discovered this week by antivirus firm Intego. Named “Trojan OSX/flashback.A,” this threat must be installed on your system by a user, but acts as Adobe Flash Player to go unnoticed. It’s also a little more problematic than the last Flash Trojan.
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