Earlier this week we told you that Apple removed their once bold claims about virus immunity from their website. Hinting that Apple is aware that OS X is no longer completely immune to malware and viruses alike.
Unfortunately it looks like another Tibet malware has surfaced, based off the same exploit that Flashback took advantage of to infect nearly 1 percent of Mac computers world-wide. SecureList is reporting that a few days ago they intercepted a new APT (advanced persistent threat) campaign using a new Mac OS X backdoor variant targeted at Uyghur activists.
Apparently the malware is being emailed to Uyghur Mac users with an attached ZIP file called matiriyal.zip. If you open this ZIP file inside you will find an image file and text file that is actually a disguised application, which will install the malware on your computer. After it has been installed the malware will connect to a remote sever located in China to uploaded your personal information.
As this Tibet malware variant seems to be politically orientated from mainland China against Tibetan activist groups, the everyday Mac user should not have to be worried for the safety of their computer. Just keep in mind that in order to protect yourself against malware do not open unrecognized files of any type and always install the latest security updates from Apple.
We will keep you updated if anything further develops on this Tibet malware, until that time please stay tuned.