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Mac OS X Trojan hides behind malicious PDF disguise

Sep

2011

A fascinating new example of Mac malware has been discovered, that appears to be adopting an old Windows-style disguise to fool users into running it. Despite the numerous times that cybercriminals have created boobytrapped PDF files that exploit vulnerabilities to infect unsuspecting users, many people still think that PDF files are somehow magically safer to […]

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Mac trojan posing as a PDF file

Sep

2011

We may have come across a Mac malware in the making. Detected as Trojan-Dropper:OSX/Revir.A, the malware disguises as a PDF file to trick user into triggering its payload. It starts by dropping a PDF file embedded in its body and opens it in an attempt to prevent the user from noticing the ongoing suspicious activity. […]

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China denies hacking high-tech weapon maker

Sep

2011

When news of a hack against Japan’s biggest weapons maker, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, broke earlier this week an obvious question was – who might be responsible? In all, more than 80 computers and servers at the firm – which manufactures everything from warships to space rockets – were infected by malware at a variety of […]

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