While Macs don’t get hit by malware as often as Windows, it still happens now and then. When it does, it can be just as threatening. The Fruitfly malware discovered earlier this year is a perfect example, and security researchers are saying that it is still a threat despite Apple having issued a patch.
The malware, dubbed Fruitfly by Apple but detected as OSX.Backdoor.Quimitchin by Malwarebytes , is a nasty backdoor into OS X discovered back in January. Malwarebytes was alerted to it by a system admin who discovered it when he noticed unusual outgoing network traffic. Researchers studying the malicious software found that it had mostly been aimed at biomedical research centers.
Malwarebytes informed Apple of the security threat and a patch was pushed out to protect against it. However, ZDNet reports that six months later, Macs are still turning up infected . Synack’s Chief Security Researcher Patrick Wardle, says that the malware is not as widespread, but it's still out there despite the patch. The malware is feature complete and capable of taking over the computer entirely.
