TF-MAL-osx.macdownloader
📛 Threat Title
Malware family: MacDownloader
Description
ThreatFox malware family `osx.macdownloader`. Printable name: MacDownloader.
Indicators of Compromise (1)
Each indicator is enriched from the IOC database, threat-intel feed corroboration (Threat Hunt) and VirusTotal. Click one to expand.
domain
osx.macdownloader
VT: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/osx.macdownloader
IOC database
- Type
- domain
- Value
osx.macdownloader- First seen
- Last seen
- Attached to this threat
- Appears in
- 1 threat
- Description
- Extracted from Threat TF-MAL-osx.macdownloader
Threat Hunt — feed corroboration
Not present in any configured threat-intel feed.
Details From VirusTotal
VirusTotal: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/osx.macdownloader
References (1)
- ThreatFox: IOCs for this family ThreatFox Malwares
Remediations (10)
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web:github.com
The malware application bundle contains the file "checkadr.txt" in its Resources folder which contains the C&C address that will be used to send the data collected from the system with a zip file contains keychain files.
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web:macos.checkpoint.com
The malware application bundle contains the file "checkadr.txt" in its Resources folder which contains the C&C address that will be used to send the data collected from the system with a zip file contains keychain files.
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web:macsecurity.net
Get a comprehensive report on MacDownloader , a Mac OS X virus designed to steal U.S. defense organizations' secrets via an intricate social engineering tactic.
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web:malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de
Details for the MacDownloader malware family including references, samples and yara signatures.
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web:radar.certfa.com
The MacDownloader malware , initially observed targeting the defense industrial base and a human rights advocate, impersonates legitimate software like Adobe Flash Player and Bitdefender Adware Removal Tool to steal system information and macOS Keychain data.
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web:www.cisa.gov
It highlights technical approaches to uncovering malicious activity and includes mitigation steps according to best practices. The purpose of this report is to enhance incident response among partners and network administrators along with serving as a playbook for incident investigation.
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web:www.microsoft.com
Threat actors are targeting macOS users with fake utility fixes that trick them into running malicious Terminal commands. This campaign evades traditional defenses by stealing credentials, wallets, and sensitive data.
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web:www.ncsc.gov.uk
How to defend organisations against malware or ransomware attacks.
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web:www.securemac.com
MacDownloader is a trojan horse that is disguised as an Adobe Flash installer or the Bitdefender Adware Removal Tool. The trojan extracts system information including usernames and passwords as well as a copy of the Keychain database and sends them to a remote server.
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web:www.securityweek.com
The malware was analyzed by Claudio Guarnieri and Collin Anderson, researchers specializing in Iranian surveillance and espionage campaigns targeting human rights, foreign policy and civil society entities. MacDownloader , disguised by attackers as a Flash Player update and a Bitdefender adware removal tool, was created towards the end of 2016.
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