ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet

Une note de sécurité du Kaspersky Lab, sur sa plateforme SecureList, met en garde contre un malware multiplateforme qui se répand via Facebook Messenger.

Pratiquement, le malware vous envoie un message sur Messenger, sous l'identité d'un ami...

 

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Unlike specially crafted malware specifically developed to take advantage of Windows operating system platform, cyber attackers have started creating cross-platform malware for wider exploitation.

Due to the rise in popularity of Mac OS X and other Windows desktop alternatives, hackers have begun designing cross-platform malware modularly for wide distribution.
Cross-platform malware is loaded with specialized payloads and components, allowing it to run on multiple platforms.

One such malware family has recently been discovered by researchers at Kaspersky Lab, which run on all the key operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

 

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===> Malware writers are interested in Linux after all. <===

 

Russian security firm Dr Web has reported finding a shadowy Trojan that sets out to steal passwords on the open source platform as well as OS X.

 

Cross platform malware is rare but not unheard of, the usual technique being to hook into Java in search of victims using OS X.

Malware specifically designed to steal credentials from Linux systems is almost unheard of but might, on the basis of this new discovery, become a little less so in future.

 

"We do not have explicit evidence that it uses Java. To my knowledge it does not. This file was received from Virustotal," Dr Web analyst Igor Zdobnov told Techworld.

 

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http://news.techworld.com/security/3378804/linux-users-targeted-by-password-stealing-wirenet-trojan/?olo=rss&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter

 

 

Summary: A second cross-platform Trojan downloader has been discovered that detects if you're running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux, and then downloads the corresponding malware for your platform.

 

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http://www.zdnet.com/cross-platform-trojan-attacks-windows-intel-macs-linux-7000000872/

 

Neue Malware installiert Hintertüren auf Macs
Malware gibt es auch für Mac-Nutzer. Kaspersky hat die OS-X-Variante einer Backdoor-Software entdeckt, die auch für Windows und Linux existiert. Angreifer können damit Tastaturanschläge protokollieren und gezielt nach Dateien suchen.

Eine neue Malware für OS X installiert eine Hintertür auf dem Rechner der Nutzer, wie Kaspersky schreibt. Die Software mit dem Namen OSX.Mokes wurde im Januar dieses Jahres bereits in Versionen für Linux und Windows entdeckt.

 

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