It contains code to capture screenshots and access the webcam on an infected Mac, ways to map out and connect to other devices on the same network, basic remote-control functionality, with additional capabilities to communicate with a Command-and-Control (C&C) server. What it does: The Fruitfly malware appears to be purpose-built for corporate espionage.
First spotted by an IT administrator who noticed some weird network traffic coming from one of his Macs, the malware quickly caught the eye of the security industry. While the existence of this piece of malware was first brought to light about halfway through January, there are actually some indications that this particular threat might have been making the rounds for much, much longer than expected. The prize for the first new piece of Mac malware of 2017 goes to a threat dubbed Fruitfly by Apple. We’ll cover what each piece of malware does, where it comes from, and what level of risk it poses to Mac users.įruitfly (January 18th, 2017). In today’s episode, we’re going to take a closer look at these new threats that have been spotted targeting Macs in the first few weeks of 2017. They range from simplistic and poorly coded all the way to professional-grade malware with dangerous capabilities. Some of these threats are brand new, unknown to security researchers prior to the past few weeks, while others appear to simply be new variants of previously identified malware.
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