Take a bite - Finding the worm in the Apple

摘要: When it comes to security risks, especially malware, Mac OS X has the questionable reputation of being inherently safe. While there is a substantial body research and implementations dealing with malware on Windows and, more recently, Android systems, received little attention so far. To amend this shortcoming, we built based high-interaction honeypot used evaluate over 6,000 blacklisted URLs estimate how widespread for today. We further dynamic analysis environment analyzed 148 malicious samples gain insight into current state malware. best our knowledge, are first tackle task.