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Six months ago the\u00a0"Fruitfly" malware<\/strong>\u00a0It was discovered and caused quite a stir, as the virus has been attacking for years without being noticed. How to operate this\u00a0malware is to hijack<\/a>\u00a0remotely complete control of the infected computer: files, webcam, screen, roof and mouse.<\/p>\n The cybersecurity company Malwarebytes was the one that discovered the first strain of\u00a0this virus at the beginning of the year<\/strong>, but recently a second version named "FruitFly 2" has appeared.<\/p>\n However, little is known about\u00a0the newly discovered infection<\/a>, above all because it is very rare to find malware directed at\u00a0attack Mac<\/strong>. Former NSA hacker and now Synack's chief security researcher,\u00a0Patrick Wardle<\/strong>, began in parallel to Apple patches an investigation.<\/p>\n The results of the analyzes indicate that the virus has been infecting computers\u00a0for about a decade<\/strong>\u00a0and affects the\u00a0newer versions of macOS<\/a>. "Fruitfly" connects to a command server where a cyber attacker can remotely spy on and control the Mac.<\/p>\n However, the degree of infection is unknown in detail. "It's not the most sophisticated Mac malware," Wardle noted as he points out "ZDNet<\/a>", So to interact with him he had to" create a\u00a0command and control server<\/strong>\u00a0that could speak the 'language' of malware, "he added.<\/p>\n \u00abThe most interesting feature is that\u00a0malware can send an alert when user is active<\/strong>Wardle said, so the attacker can\u00a0avoid interfering<\/a>\u00a0with the computer silently. "I have not seen it before," he further assured. Also, apparently this malware\u00a0p<\/strong>can take screenshots<\/strong>\u00a0variable quality screen - a useful system for low bandwidth connections or to try to evade detection.<\/p>\n Wardle points out that around\u00a04<\/strong>00 users contacted him as victims<\/strong>\u00a0of said infection and that the 90% of the known victims are settled in the United States. Which provided a notion that Mac viruses exist, although the number is less than on Windows computers. "Mac users are more confident," Wardle told "CNN<\/a>\u00bb.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n