Rasputin Mac OS
According to the 1978 song by euro disco group Boney M, obviously a trusted source of historical accuracy, Rasputin was “Russia’s greatest love machine.” It is only natural, then, that after he was allegedly poisoned, beaten, shot, and drowned on December 30th, 1916, Rasputin’s infamous instrument of love would linger on.
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Scareware has apparently made its way to the Apple Mac platform.
Intego, which specializes in creating antivirus software for the Apple Mac platform, warned Monday that a fake antivirus program called 'MACDefender' is attacking Apple Macs.
Scareware in general is a common tactic used by online scammers, and it's been seen many times in the past to fool users of Windows PCs. Like many other scareware variants, MACDefender takes victims to a website, tells them their computers are infected, then tricks them into buying a non-existent antivirus program.
While the malware is in the wild, the risk is low, and infections have been relatively limited so far, Intego said.
Here's the painful part: A legitimate company by the name of 'Mac Defender' exists, and perhaps that fact has spurred some victims to fall for the malware.
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The MACDefender malware targets Mac users through SEO poisoning attacks -- websites that leverage search engine optimization to get their links positioned at the top of search results, Intego said.
Users who click on any of those poisoned links are taken to a website that displays, oddly enough, a fake Microsoft Windows screen with an animated image depicting a malware scan.
A popup window then tells the victims their computers are infected, and triggers JavaScript on the site that automatically downloads a file.
This file is a compressed ZIP archive.
Victims are urged to check the tab 'Open safe files after downloading in Safari.' If they comply, the ZIP archive will open and launch an installer that opens up a screen welcoming victims to the MACDefender Setup Installer.
Victims have to enter an administrator's password in order to install the malware, Intego said.
A program called 'MACDefender' then launches, displaying its interface and adding a menu item to the Mac OS X menu bar. The application also adds itself to the victim's Login Items so it will relaunch each time they log in or start up their computers.
The application displays alerts telling victims it has found viruses. It also opens Web pages for pornographic websites in the victims' browsers.
Victims can't quit the application easily because there is no 'Dock' icon, Intego said.
Members of Apple support communities who were infected by the MAC Defender app have posted questions on community bulletin boards asking how to get rid of the application.
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Victims who decide to buy MAC Defender are taken to a Web page where they are offered one-year, two-year or lifetime licenses for the application and are asked to provide a credit card number.
Brave New World
This type of attack is known as 'scareware,' and it has become such a nuisance in the PC world that Microsoft has launched an all-out effort to hunt down scareware authors and prosecute them.
'The only thing new here is the target,' Randy Abrams, director of technical education at ESET, told MacNewsWorld.
'Technically, this is the first time we've seen the fake antivirus on the Mac,' Intego spokesperson Peter James told MacNewsWorld.
'The real surprise is the app looks well thought-out and professional,' James added. 'In the past, most of the Mac malware we've seen has been poorly designed, and the interface just looks bad.'
However, there are two indications that the application is not on the up and up, James pointed out. One is that the Web page it sits on is a Microsoft Windows page; the other is that users have to input an administrator's password.
'These two hurdles are probably restricting its success,' James speculated. 'It's strange that the authors didn't take the next step and design a Mac screen; perhaps that's their next step.'
If the malware begins spreading rapidly, it could spur more attacks on the Mac OS.
'The authors are cybercriminals, and they'll expand based upon the degree to which they are successful,' Dave Marcus, director of security research and communications at McAfee, told MacNewsWorld.
Rah, Rah, Rasputin ...
The malware was probably created by Russians, James suggested.
'There's a folder called 'a package,' and while the interface for the application is in English, it's in a package named 'RU.LPROG,' James explained. 'This is a language file, and the 'RU' is for 'Russian.'
It would be 'very simple' for the authors to name the package EN.LPROG, which would indicate it is in English, James stated.
Apple did not respond to requests for comment by press time.
A simple-to-handle application that helps you keep your Internet connection alive by simulating network activity at a user-defined time
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What's new in Rasputin 3.29 Build 20141:
- Maintenance release.
- Discontinued Windows XP and Server 2003 compatibility to take advantage of newer Windows features. You can download v3.28 to run Rasputin on Windows XP/2003. The new minimum is Windows Vista and Server 2008.
Rasputin is a lightweight networking tool developed with a single goal in mind: to help you simulate network activity for making sure that your Internet connection remains alive. It is quite annoying to lose your browsing sessions or media files during the downloading process, and manually reconnect your computer in order to continue your Internet session.
The tool can help you get rid of this task, as it is able to send signals at irregular intervals in order to avoid Internet disconnections that may appear due to inactivity.
Basic functionality
This unobtrusive program runs quietly in the system tray, so it doesn’t interfere with your work. Basically, it proves to be extremely easy to work with this utility, as it automatically accomplishes the process for keeping your Internet connection alive.
When it comes to configuration settings, you are allowed to enable or disable the program, show or hide the app from the screen, run Rasputin at Windows startup, reveal notifications when the tool runs in a hidden mode, as well as pick the Internet access, namely broadband or dial-up.
During our testing we have noticed that Rasputin carries out a task very quickly and without errors. It remains light on system resources, so the overall performance of the computer is not hampered. The lack of configurable settings makes it an ideal application for rookies who are looking for a nothing more than an easy-to-handle layout and automatic functions.
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Bottom line
To sum it up, Rasputin seems to be the right choice in case you are looking for a simple-to-use application that comes bundled with a handy set of functions for keeping your Internet connection alive. Thanks to its intuitive layout, it is suitable for beginners and professionals alike.
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Rasputin was reviewed by Ana Marculescu- 30-day trial period
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- Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the software are included in the installer that automatically selects the version matching your system.
- 5 MB of free disk space to install the software.
Rasputin 3.29 Build 20141
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- Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows 2008 32/64 bit
Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit
Windows Vista 32/64 bit - file size:
- 3.5 MB
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- Internet
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