Security personnel discover new OS X Trojan Horse

This morning, Apple released a new Flashback malware removal tool to remove the Flashback malware that previously threatened the security of hundreds of thousands of Mac systems. But according to Sophos, a security company, they found a new Trojan Horse, Sabpab, which also uses vulnerabilities in the OS XJava plug-in to infect Mac.

The process of virus infection by this Trojan does not require the user's participation. Like Flashback, if a user accesses an infected website, the system will be infected with the virus.

Graham Cluley, Sophos senior technical consultant, said: in many respects, the newly discovered Sabpab malware is a backdoor Trojan Horse. It uses HTTP to connect to the control server and receive commands from remote hackers. When Mac is attacked, the infected Mac can upload and download files and execute remote commands.

If the Mac user has downloaded the latest Java update, this new malware will not pose a threat to your system, and most Mac anti-virus software can also respond to Sabpab.