Backdoor:Python/Janicab.A

Classification

Category:

Malware

Platform:

Python

Type:

Backdoor

Aliases:

OSX/Janicab.A
Trojan.Janicab
Troj/Janicab-A

Summary

Backdoor:Python/Janicab.A is capable of running on both Windows and OS X machines; once installed it continuously takes screenshots and records audio, then forwards these to its command and control server.

Removal

Technical Details

Janicab.A is written in Python and is capable of running on machines with either the Windows or OS X operating systems.

When executed, the malware displays a decoy document; in the meantime, it installs itself in the background and connects to a remote site in order to get the address of its command and control (C&C) server.

While active, the malware continuously uses a third-party plugin to take screenshots and record audio, then uploads these to the C&C server. It also constantly checks for additional commands to execute from the C&C server.

The malware is notable for being signed with an Apple Developer ID and for using the right-to-left override (RLO) feature of the bi-directional text encoding system to hide the real extensions of executable files.