Phishing trojan targets OS X
Security vendor Intego claims to have found a new trojan attack that targets Apple's OS X operating system.
The OSX.RSPlug.A trojan allegedly disguises itself as a video codec that would provided access to a pornographic video. Intego said that malware authors spammed Mac forums with links for pornographic websites hosting the malware.
Users attmpeting to install the codec receive a piece of malware classified as a 'DNS Changer'. The software changes the way OS X will handle the DNS requests that are used to link numerical IP addresses to web URLs. The tool allows the attackers to redirect web traffic. Users attempting to visit Paypal, Ebay or certain banking sites for instance will be directed to a phishing website instead.
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