wraggster
March 21st, 2013, 22:29
A new trojan specifically for Macs has been discovered that installs an adware plugin. The malware attempts to monetize its attack by injecting ads into Chrome, Firefox, and Safari (http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/03/21/new-os-x-trojan-injects-ads-into-pages-browsed-by-chrome-firefox-and-safari-even-targets-apples-website/) (the most popular browsers on Apple's desktop platform) in the hopes that users will generate money for its creators by viewing (and maybe even clicking) them. The threat, detected as "Trojan.Yontoo.1 (http://vms.drweb.com/virus/?i=2350182)" by Russian security firm Doctor Web (http://www.drweb.com/), is part of a wider scheme of adware for OS X that has "been increasing in number since the beginning of 2013," according to the company (http://news.drweb.com/show/?i=3389&lng=en&c=5).
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/13/03/21/1736239/new-os-x-trojan-adware-injects-ads-into-chrome-firefox-safari
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/13/03/21/1736239/new-os-x-trojan-adware-injects-ads-into-chrome-firefox-safari