Malwarebytes and Sophos have already been updated to detect, and any anti-virus software that scans for malware should soon follow suit. If you still have access to your Mac, you're in luck. On the other hand, if you did either, your Mac is may likely infected. So if you never downloaded the application and/or didn't bypass Gatekeeper settings to run it, your Mac is not infected with the malware. To open the app, you would have to deliberately override the security settings to run the application the first time. If you downloaded the application, assuming you don't have Gatekeeper disabled, this prompt would have appeared when you tried running the application. If you download an unsigned application from outside the Mac App Store and try to run it, you will be met with a prompt stating the application cannot be opened.

By default, it stops unsigned applications from unidentified developers from running.

Macs have an extra security step called Gatekeeper, which is located in System Preferences under Security & Privacy. Seeing as the malware has only been found packaged in the EasyDoc Converter application, you have to download the application, install it and run it for your machine to have been affected. Using this software, Bitdefender warns an attacker could 'lock you out of your laptop, threaten to blackmail you to restore your private files or transform your laptop into a botnet to attack other devices.' How to know if your Mac is infected The malware also uses a tool called 'wacaw,' which allows an attacker to capture videos and images using the built-in webcam. This script sets up a web service which gives attackers the ability to manipulate files, execute commands and scripts, access a list of running processes and applications and send emails with attachments. Once installed, it runs a malicious script which installs a Tor hidden service, allowing attackers to remotely access and control the infected machine.

However, the application doesn't actually work. It comes packaged inside what appears to be a legitimate file converter application, called EasyDoc Converter. Hackers often look for exploits with the least resistance, and in many cases that's the unknowing user. So how does it work, how do you know if you're affected and what should you do if you are? How the malware infects Macs With the malware present, attackers can steal files, control your webcam, execute code and more. The malware is referenced as and it's capable of fully compromising your system. On Tuesday, Bitdefender announced its researchers had discovered new malware that's targeting Macs.

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