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Malware Found In Pirated Photoshop - TechAmok
Malware Found In Pirated Photoshop - [security] 07:34 PM EST - Jan,26 2009 - post a comment Not only has malware popped up in pirated copies of
iWork 09, it is
also in the
pirated
version of Photoshop as well:
After downloading this version of Photoshop, users will run the crack
application to be able to use it. The crack application extracts an executable
from its data, than installs a backdoor in /var/tmp/, a directory which is not
deleted when the computer is restarted. (If the user runs the crack application
again, the Trojan horse creates a new executable with a different name; these
random names make it harder to ensure safe removal of the malware.)
The crack application then requests an administrator password, launching the
backdoor with root privileges. This copies the executable to /usr/bin/DivX, then
creates a startup item in /System/Library/StartupItems/DivX. The program checks
to see if it has been launched with root privileges, then saves the root hash
password in the file /var/root/.DivX. It listens on a random TCP port, and
answers requests such as GET / HTTP/1.0 by sending a 209-byte packet, and makes
repeated connections to two IP addresses. Next, the crack application opens a
disk image which is hidden in its resource folder, in a folder named .data, and
proceeds to crack the Photoshop program, allowing it to be
used.
Since the malicious software connects to a remote server over the Internet, the
creator of this malware will be alerted that this Trojan horse is installed on
different Macs, and will have the ability to connect to them and perform various
actions remotely. The Trojan horse may also download additional components to an
infected Mac.
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