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To follow up on our post last Friday, I was contacted by the author of the DarkComet RAT Trojan. Cant download java on mac. He seemed quite upset that I suggested the new Mac OS X Trojan BlackHole RAT was related to his Windows creation. Mac ios snow leopard download.
While the BlackHole RAT Trojan seems to be copying the behavior of DarkComet, the lack of functionality and the unsophisticated user interface clearly offended the author, who felt it was necessary to set the record straight.
BHCute is a simple video editor This app comes in handy when you need to cut a long video to parts so you can share it in other social media apps, mute video, add nick name watermark or rotate video features 1- split long video to parts 2- rotate video 90, 180 or 270 degrees 3- remove sound. The latest variant of this trojan was created earlier this month, so it is likely that more variants will be released in the coming weeks targeting Mac users. MacScan has been updated to detect this new threat, which is detected as BlackHole RAT 1.0a, BlackHole Rat 1.0b, and BlackHole Rat 1.0c, for the three new variants discovered by SecureMac. Creative suite 5 mac download.
To make a point, DarkComet’s author acknowledges that he is developing his own Mac OS X Trojan, called DarkCometX, that is not yet finished. He provided the following screenshot.
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Learning of two Mac OS X Trojans in less than a week was, admittedly, a bit of a surprise. Technically, in and of itself, writing a Trojan is not illegal. It’s all in what you do with it.
Looking at the code and descriptions, though, I think it is clear what the authors expect you to do with their “products.”
BlackHole RAT includes text saying things like
'I am a Trojan Horse, so i have infected your Mac Computer. I know, most people think Macs can't be infected, but look, you ARE Infected!'
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'So, Im a very new Virus, under Development, so there will be much more functions when im finished.'
This hardly sounds like a legal use to me.
Likewise, DarkComet RAT’s author states “This software allow you to make hundreds of functions stealthly and remotely without any kind of autorisation in the remote process.” and references the term “Bot Shell” in his Mac OS X development build.
Some folks provided feedback that I had used the acronym RAT incorrectly, saying it stands for Remote Access Tool, not Remote Access Trojan. While the authors would like you to believe they are simply tools, I think the evidence suggests Trojan is more appropriate.
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If you are interested in what you can do to protect your Mac, check out Ben Jupp’s Mac OS X security tips part 1, part 2 and part 3 and download our free Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition.
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