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We all know that Apple’s ecosystem is supported by the most secure OS within the world. But, this statement might not be thought of true anymore. The myth has been broken these days by a team of hackers who have developed the world’s 1st virus for macintosh and named it Thunderstrike 2.
This virus is transferred via USB sticks or maybe email phishing. This then bypasses the Mac’s OS and directly attacks the BIOS – the software system that seems before the most software when the system boots up. Then it targets a RAM or hard drive.
The Thunderstrike 2 virus will spread from one mac to a different while not even having to connect to a network. The Anti-Virus softwares are useless because the malware can’t be detected at the hardware’s BIOS level. Thus, checking for infection is very tough.
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The only thanks to remove this virus is to open up the hardware parts of the mac and manually re-flash the chip. Xeno Kovah, co-founder of a security coaching firm known as LegbaCore, who developed the virus says:
For many users, that’s very a throw-your-machine-away quite situation. The majority and organizations don’t have the time to physically open up their machine and electrically reprogram the chip.
The first version was mounted with OS X 10.10.2 and needed the hacker to possess physical access to the laptop or desktop. The recreate is incorrigible as a result of the malware can be transferred via a link. The new security update (10.10.4) looks to undertake and resist the bug to a precise extent, rather than being engulfed by it fully.
Subrat Kumar is a writer with expertise in content writing for websites and blogs, press releases, whitepapers and case-studies. He loves web development management and currently freelances from Bangalore. He’s the founder of Cross Zone, undertaking the bulk of articles on technology and gadgets.
