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Home   »   Gatekeeper

Windows App Runs on Mac, Downloads Info Stealer and Adware

  • Posted on:February 11, 2019 at 5:07 am
  • Posted in:Mac, Malware
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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We found an EXE application that specifically runs on Mac to download an adware and info stealer, sidestepping built-in protection systems on the platform such as Gatekeeper. We suspect the cybercriminals developing this routine as an evasion technique for damaging infections and attacks in the future as our telemetry showed the highest numbers to be in the UK, Australia, Armenia, Luxembourg, South Africa and the US.

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Tags: adwareappEXEGatekeeperinfo stealerWindows

Gatekeeper on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

  • Posted on:October 23, 2013 at 1:09 am
  • Posted in:Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Lawrence Lin (Targeted Attacks Analyst)
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One of the Mac OS X platform’s security features is Gatekeeper, which was first introduced in 2012 and works with Lion,  Mountain Lion, and Mavericks. If a program is downloaded from the Internet and launched, Gatekeeper will first validate its digital signature and choose whether to let it run based on the user’s settings. How…

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Tags: AppleGatekeeperMacMavericksOS reviewOS Xsecurity

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