Trifecta Complete: Linux and Windows Backdoor Has a Mac Version as Well

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Kaspersky researchers uncover Backdoor.OSX.Mokes

 
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Sep 7, 2016 19:50 GMT  ·  By Catalin Cimpanu Security researchers have identified the Mac version of a backdoor trojan that was previously thought to infect only Linux and Windows systems.
 
Discovered in January 2016 under the name Linux.Ekocms, this backdoor trojan was believed to be capable of infecting Linux computers only, allowing attackers to record audio and take screenshots on infected machines.
 
Ten days later after researchers from Dr.Web uncovered the Linux version, the other big Russian antivirus maker, Kaspersky, discovered a Windows alternative that featured most of the same features, trojan which they detected under the name Mokes.

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