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[The Technology blog and podcast] Mac OS X Trojan hides behind malicious PDF disguise | Naked ...: Mac OS X Trojan hides behind malicious PDF disguise | Naked Security.

[threatpost - The First Stop for Security News] New Mac OS X Trojan Imuler Hides Inside Malicious PDF | threatpost: The new piece of malware hides inside a PDF file and delivers a backdoor that hides on the user's machine once the malicious file is opened. Once the user executes the malware, it puts the malicious PDF on the user's machine and then opens it as a way to hide the malicious activity that's going on in the background, according to an analysis by researchers at F-Secure.

[Gregory D. Evans] Mac malware uses Windows-style PDF camouflage ruse « Gregory ...: The malware was submitted to VirusTotal, possibly after the original author tested to see whether it was detected by security firms. VirusTotal routinely samples files submitted through its service to security firms, who have began analysing the code.

[TweetMeme - Technology] Mac OS X Trojan hides behind malicious PDF disguise | Naked ...: A fascinating new example of Mac malware has been discovered, that appears to be adopting an old Windows-style disguise to fool users into running it.It's disguise? A controversial political dispute between China and Japan.

[Click Blogs - Read a lot of articles from different blogs] Mac OS X vulnerable to new PDF trojan malware: Although Macs have the squeaky clean image of being malware-free, things may start to change as the platform gets increasingly more popular. Researchers at F-Secure and Sophos have discovered a new trojan horse malware that targets Mac OS X and is disguised as a PDF fil[..]

[Remove Spyware & Malware with SpyHunter - Enigma Software Group USA LLC] PDF/Exploit-script Removal Report: PDF/Exploit-script is a dangerous malware infection that uses a malicious PDF file to corrupt a targeted computer. The particular PDF file involves a malicious code for executing harmful actions on the compromised PC.

[SecTechno] Analyzing Malicious PDF Documents with PDF Stream Dumper ...: Attack scenario is very simple and looks as follows hackers create malicious PDF files that they spread across the Web. When a victim clicks the PDF, it executes JavaScript to leverage vulnerability in Adobe’s JavaScript implementation that uses a memory corruption attack to inject shell code.

[Gregory D. Evans] New Mac malware variant surfaces, poses as PDF « Gregory D. Evans: Gregory Evans is one of the world's top security experts. He has been on TV & Radio more than any other security consultant in the world! ... New Mac malware variant surfaces, poses as PDF. by Serenity Caldwell, Macworld. ...

[BetaNews] Use layered security to protect your small business PCs: The malicious program can and will take control of your computer. If you're just a Standard User, there is much less damage that they can do, although it may still be significant damage.

[The Security Blog » Latest InfoSec Threat Research & News | TheSecurityBlog.com] Mac trojan posing as a PDF file – Security Threat Research News: It starts by dropping a PDF file embedded in its body and opens it in an attempt to prevent the user from noticing the ongoing suspicious activity. The content of the document is taken from an article that was circulating late last year, and contains Chinese-language text related to political issues, which some users may find offensive.This malware may be attempting to copy the technique implemented by Windows malware, which opens a PDF file containing a ".pdf.exe" extension and an accompanying PDF icon.

[Hitech Crime Solutions] Hitech Crime Solutions » Blog Archive » Mac malware uses ...: Mac malware creators are adopting Windows malware camouflage trickery in a bid to trick users into running their malicious creations. Boobytrapped PDF files have long been a problem for Windows users.

[scobleizer News, Updates and Trends] New piece of OS X malware discovered: In related news, 10000 ...: ... and steal valuable information, or turn those machines into bots to do their bidding. www.mactrast.com · as @Techmeme Techmeme : Researchers find Mac OS X malware posing as PDF file (@ryanaraine / Zero Day Blog) http://t.co/ vkoHXUDF http://t.co/iqnmcNOE 2 hours 42 mins ago ... Mac OS X Trojan hides behind malicious PDF disguise | Naked Security. A fascinating new example of Mac malware has been discovered, that appears to be adopting an old ...

[Hitech Crime Solutions] Mac OS X Trojan hides behind malicious PDF disguise: A fascinating new instance of Mac malware has been discovered, that appears to be adopting an aged Windows-style costume to dope users into using it.

[ESET ThreatBlog] PDF Trojan Appears on Mac OS X | ESET ThreatBlog: When the user opens the “PDF” file, it attempts to mask the installation of a malicious payload by opening an actual PDF document that directs the user's attention to the story. As our friends at Sophos note, while the user is .

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