Trojan New Mutant flashback.b intrusion Mac OS x upgrade

In recent days, Mac OS X system camouflage Flash Installer Trojan again appeared in the Mac computer field, and early in September posing as the flash installer Trojan horse OS X/ FLASHBACK.A was exposed to security vendors once, after the security vendors have been effective in killing and defense work. Mac users need to pay more attention to this latest variant, flashback.b.

It is understood that the Trojan horse Trojanosx/flashback appeared in September. A disguised as a standard Mac OS x installer, will adobeflash logo in the installation program as a background to attract users to install, and every month will remind users of new security patches, waiting for remote download malicious programs, intrusion Mac users.

And the trojanosx/flashback after the mutation. b trojan, not only enhance the Mac OS x system application to inject ability, but also will continue to try to visit Safari (Apple browser) and Firefox (Firefox), want to use the browser's download function to connect to remote hacker host to download more virus Trojan malware, At the same time will be the Mac user registration site login information sent to the hacker's remote server, to steal the user's privacy behavior.

In response, the leading information security manufacturer Kaspersky Lab experts said that Mac users should pay more attention when downloading Flash Player installation program, because the disguise of the Flash Trojan installation program and the real Flash Player Installer page background There is a big difference, so, Mac users just pay more attention to avoid risk, download Flash Player is best to choose to go to Adobe website to download.