Infection Channel: Dropped by other malware
Trend Micro has received multiple samples of this MAC OSX malware from multiple, independent sources, including customer reports and internal sources. These indicate that this malware poses a high risk to users due to the increased possibility of infection.
To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Backdoor, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.
This is the Trend Micro detection for specially crafted Java files that takes advantage of a vulnerability that may allow remote arbitrary code execution on certain Mac OS X version when exploited.
It is part of the Flashback malware family that runs on Mac OS X.
This backdoor may be dropped by other malware.
File size: 59,844 bytes
File type: Mach-O
Memory resident: Yes
Initial samples received date: 05 Apr 2012
Payload: Compromises system security
Arrival Details
This backdoor may be dropped by other malware.
NOTES:
This is the Trend Micro detection for specially crafted Java files that takes advantage of the following vulnerability to allow remote arbitrary code execution:
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