New Trojan Detected for Mac OS X
June 11th, 2009
Mac viruses and other malicious code are rare (thankfully) but they do exist.
Security firm Sophos has posted an alert on a new Trojan, OSX/Jahlav-C, created for Mac OS X. The Trojan is distributed as a missing Video ActiveX Object. Infected websites prompt the user to install the Video ActiveX Object in order to view video.
The Trojan installs a file called “AdobeFlash” in /Library/Internet Plug-Ins. This file communicates to a remote website to download more malicious code at a future date.
Updated anti-virus programs will remove this file but you can also remove it manually (don’t mistake it for the “Flash Player” plugin.)
The threat is low, but it’s a good reminder to only download web plugins from sites you trust.
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