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by milhous 4271 days ago
Anyone have a clue on the attack vector? A reddit post said that the presence of the "/Library/Application Support/JavaW" indicates an infected system. Flash? Java?
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Perhaps some kind of pirated Minecraft client is the vector? Java is needed, mods to that area are probably ignored, and the malware is connecting to a Reddit Minecraft forum which is something that is almost certainly not blocked by the victim if they're a player/fan.