Mac Dangerous virus emerges

- A dangerous virus for the Mac does not currently round. The so-called ransomware was incorporated into a version of downloadapp Transit. It seems that hackers have cracked the website of the authors and have replaced the legitimate version of the program with an infected version.

A ransomware virus takes an infected computer and encrypts all files. By literally paying ransom, they are decrypted again. In many cases there is a time limit within which the user must pay, otherwise all the files are permanently erased.

In the case of Transmission involves the KeRanger-ransomware, says security firm Palo Alto Networks. The amount demanded to be paid in bitcoin and amounts to approximately € 370. It is hidden in version 2. 90 of the program, which was distributed by the makers via the official site. Has now been replaced by 2. 92 and the authors urge all users then also to quickly install the latest version. Exactly how the hackers managed to obtain and distribute the malware in the app through the official website, is not known.

With Transmission is possible to download from the bittorrent protocol files and upload. Although the protocol itself is completely legal, it is often associated with the illegal downloading of media because among other notorious download sites such as The Pirate Bay.