|
Cross-platform Trojan checks your OS |
 |
 |
 |
|
Written by Administrator
|
|
Friday, 13 July 2012 06:48 |
|
Remember the cross-platform malware that exploited Java to attack both PCs and Macs? Well here's a better one for you: a Trojan downloader that checks your operating system so it can pick which malware to download onto your computer. The new Web-based social engineering attack, first detected on a compromised website in Colombia, relies on a malicious Java applet to install backdoors on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. When you first visit such a compromised site, you are prompted to install the Java applet, which unsurprisingly hasn't been signed with a certificate. If you do so, the applet checks which operating system you have (Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux) and then drops a corresponding Trojan for your platform. Malware writers love using a cross-platform plugin as an attack vector because it allows them to target more than one operating system, and thus more potential users...For more indepth reding visit windows8newsinfo forum.
|
