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#MAC OS SYSTEMS SERIAL#
#MAC OS SYSTEMS UPDATE#
#MAC OS SYSTEMS SOFTWARE#
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#MAC OS SYSTEMS UPDATE#

What if I don't update macOS to a supported version? Learn more about the latest macOS releases. The October 2021 update (16.54) is the last build to support macOS 10.14 Mojave. Note that new installs of Microsoft 365 for Mac will also require macOS 10.15 or later. Upgrading your operating system to macOS 10.15 or later will allow Office updates to be delivered for your apps. If you continue with an older version of macOS, your Office apps will still work, but you'll no longer receive any updates including security updates.

#MAC OS SYSTEMS SOFTWARE#

Check software versions and known exploits affecting infected serversĪnalysis of the organizations targeted, and the RAT's designed behavior, leads researchers to believe SysJoker is the work of an advanced threat actor targeting specific organizations for the purpose of espionage and potentially ransomware attacks.Starting with the November 2021 update (16.55) macOS 10.15 Catalina or later is required receive updates to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.

Check the configuration status and password complexity for publicly facing services on infected servers.

If a server was infected with SysJoker, in the course of this investigation, check:.

Investigate the initial entry point of the malware.

Run a memory scan on the infected machine.

Kill the processes related to SysJoker and delete the relevant persistence mechanism and all files related to SysJoker.

Owners of compromised systems are advised to: Windows systems are advised to use Intezer's endpoint scanner. The company provides a f ree community edition of the product to conduct scans.

#MAC OS SYSTEMS CODE#

Intezer Protect can be used to scan for malicious code on Linux-based systems.

The blog provides readers with detection and response steps that can be followed to determine if your organization was compromised and what next steps to take. Intezer's blog post provides a fully detailed explanation of the malware's behavior, decoding and encoding schemes, and command and control (C2) instructions.

#MAC OS SYSTEMS SERIAL#

After several other actions are executed, the program will begin collecting machine information such as the MAC address, serial numbers, and IP addresses. Once executed, it creates and copies itself to a specific directory masquerading as Intel's Graphics Common User Interface Service, igfxCUIService.exe. The RAT's behavior is similar across all of the impacted operating systems. According to VirusTotal, an antivirus and scan engine aggregator, the macOS and Linux versions of the program are still undetectable. Each variation of the malware is tailored to the operating system it targets, many of which have proven to be difficult or impossible to detect. Named SysJoker by Intezer's security team, the program conceals itself as a system update within the target's OS environment. The custom-written, C++ based remote access trojan (RAT) that went completely undetected for several months may have been released around mid to late 2021. The macOS and Linux variations are currently undetectable by most antivirus products and scanners.

The malware, since named SysJoker, was later discovered to also have Mac and Windows-based variations, increasing its ability to infect desired systems.

Why it matters: In December 2021, the security team at Intezer identified custom-written malware on a leading educational institution's Linux web server.