WIRENET: New malware affecting Mac OS and Linux

It has begun to circulate on the web represents a new malware that, curiously, a major threat to the operating system GNU / Linux and Mac OS, contrary to what we usually see on a day to day. We're talking about WIRENET, which can also be known as BackDoor.

This malware allows criminals to carry out the theft of passwords using existing web browsers on your system as well as installing a keylogger which allows you to track all keystrokes made ​​on the keyboard, but not only that, but also has the ability to hide user.

In principle it is for this reason that from Dr.Web decided cataloged as a dangerous malware, considering that is installed in your home directory as users, and also is camouflaged as a utility for Wi-Fi networks under the name WIFIADAPT .

For now, among the data that have been revealed about the operation of this malware , we should mention that after creating the folder within our personal user starts sending the data to be collected directly into a server that would be located in the Netherlands by a secure connection that encrypts data transmissions to an IP address 212.7.208.65 apparently would.

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
•