ESET Warns Mac Users on OSX/CoinMalware
2014-03-20![ESET Warns Mac Users on OSX/CoinMalware ESET Warns Mac Users on OSX/CoinMalware](https://varindia.com/public/index.php/storage/news/uploads/2014/03/eset-logo-new1.jpg)
ESET has warned Mac users not to download pirated software from file-sharing peer-to-peer networks, as ESET researchers have discovered Bitcoin-stealing malware OSX/Coin being spread via cracked apps.
The malware, OSX/Coin thief, was first discovered in February 2014 by researchers at SecureMac, and was found to steal login credentials related to various Bitcoin-related exchanges and wallet sites via malicious browser add-ons. There is clearly strong evidence that the trojan was specifically designed to profit from the current Bitcoin craze and fluctuating exchange rates.
Their researchers found that the malware had been disguised as trojanised versions of Bitcoin Ticker TTM (To The Moon), BitVanity, StealthBit and Litecoin Ticker, and distributed through popular download sites including Download.com and MacUpdate.com.
According to detection statistics gathered by the ESET LiveGrid, the threat is mostly active amongst Mac users based in the United States.
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