Java-based trojan targets a cross-platform Mac attack

A new Java-based botnet Trojan has been developed in an attempt to infect more machines outside the Windows ecosystem. Theoreticaly, IncognitoRAT can attack both Windows and Mac machines. However, McAfee reports that only the Windows version of the trojan has been spotted actually spreading.

"The original propagation vector of IncognitoRAT is a Windows executable, but apparently it was created using the tool JarToExe, which includes, among other features, the ability to convert .jar files into .exe files, to add program icons and version information, and protect and encrypt Java programs," explains McAfee researcher Carlos Castillo. "The victim's machine has to have the Java Runtime Environment installed and must be online. As soon as the file is executed, it starts downloading a ZIP file with a pack of Java-based libraries to perform several remote activities."

The trojan establishes remote control of compromised systems, allowing criminal hackers to download and upload private information from the affected devices.

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