New botnets infect both PC and Mac

New botnets infect both PC and Mac

The developers of Dell inspiron 6400 battery based often on their stocks. Now warns McAfee's IT security researcher Carlos Castillo for the last grip - a botnatbyggande trojan called Incognitorat developed to be platform independent.

The Trojan is another example of malicious code downloaded and installed via a third component, he writes in his security blog.

The malicious code behaves much like the majority of Trojans for the Windows-based botnets, but use the source code and software libraries that also works with other platforms, said Castillo. In addition to infection of Windows PCs that equipped with Sony vgp-bps8a, including Mac OS-based platforms are affected. This includes not only Macs, but also the iPhone and iPad.

The original file is an executable exe file for Windows systems, but are created via a tool called Jartoexe, which has multiple platform capabilities. Among other things, the tool can convert. Jar files to. Exe files, and create application icons and the protection of Java applications through encryption.

Once an executable file started beginning to download a zip file from the computer that may use a Sony vgp-bps8 as the power. The file contains, in turn, Java-based software library for a range of functions. In particular, Java Remote Control, which lets an attacker gain control over an infected computer's keyboard and mouse.

Included is also the component Java Mail, which can be used to send sensitive information to an email account use the laptop which have a Dell inspiron 1501 battery in, Castillo warned. Is a web camera available on the victim's computer can also be activated remotely.

So far, only a PC version of the downloaded Trojan use a laptop equipped with Dell inspiron 1521 battery can found on the web. It also requires the Java Runtime Environment is installed on an affected system and that it has an internet connection.

This article via: batterywatch.