The hacker will then have the ability to connect to the user's computer and perform various actions remotely, warns Intego. ![]() Ultimately, when the user is asked for his administrator password, the crack application launches the backdoor with root privileges.Īs with iServices.A, found in illegal copies of iWork '09, the malware connects to a remote server notifying its creator that it has completed its task without fail. Even worse, the Trojan horse is able to create a new executable with a different name, should the user run the crack application again. “The crack application extracts an executable from its data, then installs a backdoor in /var/tmp/, a directory which is not deleted when the computer is restarted,” the company goes to explain. ![]() This is where all hell breaks loose, says the company. Intego adds that users downloading pirated copies of Photoshop CS4 will be forced to run the crack application to be able to use Adobe Photoshop. The actual Photoshop installer is clean, but the Trojan horse is found in a crack application that serializes the program,” the firm explains. Trojan horse is found bundled with copies of Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Mac. “This new Trojan horse,, like the previous version, is found in pirated software distributed via BitTorrent trackers and other sites containing links to pirated software. "Intego has discovered a new variant of the iServices Trojan horse that the company discovered on January 22, 2009,” reads the latest security alert. ![]() ![]() The same kind of Trojan that can be found in illegal copies of iWork '09 is also included with the contents of Photoshop CS4 copies available via BitTorrent trackers and other sites linking to illegal downloads of the suite. Security firms Intego and Sophos are warning against downloading pirated copies of Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Mac.
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