Victims must also assume that secrets may have been compromised and take appropriate steps to invalidate them. He continues by saying that the best option to eliminate this threat is, unfortunately, reinstall the operating system from scratch.Īs with any compromise with an administrator account, a complete reinstallation of the operating system is the only sure way to get rid of the malware. The ESET message warns that users who downloaded and installed the Elmedia Player and Folx applications will be seriously compromised.
Although the origin of the identifier is being investigated, Apple immediately revoked the certificate. The name of the developer ID is Clifon Grimm. The malware is found in the same installer, as we saw in the HandBrake version, but this time it uses a legitimate ID to have a certificate.
The news is reported by the security company ESET, which published the information collected in its website and promptly notified the installer's issuing company. The infection occurred on the afternoon of October 19 in United States time. This time its presence has been detected in the downloads of the Elmedia Player and the Folx download program. Weeks ago we informed you of the presence of the OSX / Proton malware in a HandBrake update.
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