AdStealer Trojan

The AdStealer Trojan is a threatening application that is designed to attack Mac users. It employs various deceptive techniques that allow it to enter the user's computer without being detected. These can involve the threat being injected into fake software installers for popular applications such as Adobe Flash Player. Alternatively, it could be delivered through a spam email campaign that distributes corrupted emails. As a result, the threat could remain undetected on the compromised system for a prolonged time.

While the AdStealer Trojan is present, it could perform a wide range of threatening activities that could impact the infected system severely. It could establish a connection with the Command-and-Control (C2, C&C) infrastructure of the attackers and then execute arbitrary commands. It can be told to collect user data such as account credentials or important files that will then be exfiltrated. The AdStealer Trojan also could fetch additional threatening malware that will be deployed on the compromised device. Crypto-miners will begin to siphon the system's resources while generating coins of a specific cryptocurrency for the hackers while ransomware threats will encrypt the user's files and render them completely inaccessible. The victims will then be extorted for money in exchange for the decryption tool needed to restore the locked data.

It is recommended to conduct a scan with a reputable anti-malware product as soon as you notice anything out of the ordinary on your computer or device.