OSX/Eleanor [Threat Name] go to Threat
OSX/Eleanor.A [Threat Variant Name]
| Category | trojan |
| Size | 2879312 B |
| Aliases | Mac.BackDoor.Eleanor.1 (Dr.Web) |
| OSX/Eleanor-A (Sophos) | |
| Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor.A (BitDefender) |
Short description
The trojan serves as a backdoor. It can be controlled remotely. The trojan can be used to gain full access to the compromised computer.
Installation
When executed, the trojan creates the following folders:
- /Users/%username%/Library/.dropbox/sync
- /Users/%username%/Library/.dropbox/.rero
- /Users/%username%/Library/.dropbox/utilities
The following files are dropped:
- /Users/%username%/Library/.dropbox/ego.php
- /Users/%username%/Library/.dropbox/rules
- /Users/%username%/Library/.dropbox/deamon.php
- /Users/%username%/Library/.dropbox/config
- /Users/%username%/Library/.dropbox/check_hostname
- /Users/%username%/Library/.dropbox/public.key
- /Users/%username%/Library/.dropbox/dbd
The trojan disguises itself as the EasyDoc Converter application.
In order to be executed on every system start, the trojan creates the following file:
- /Users/%username%/Library/LaunchAgents/com.getdropbox.dropbox.usercontent.plist
- /Users/%username%/Library/LaunchAgents/com.getdropbox.dropbox.integritycheck.plist
- /Users/%username%/Library/LaunchAgents/com.getdropbox.dropbox.timegrabber.plist
The trojan quits immediately if any of the following applications is detected:
- Little Snitch
Information stealing
OSX/Eleanor.A is a trojan that steals sensitive information.
The trojan collects the following information:
- webcam video/voice
- list of running processes
- list of files/folders on a specific drive
The trojan attempts to send gathered information to a remote machine.
The trojan opens some HTTP, SSH ports:
- 9991
- 9992
The TOR protocol is used in the communication.
Other information
The trojan acquires data and commands from a remote computer or the Internet.
It can execute the following operations:
- capture webcam video/voice
- execute shell commands
- various filesystem operations
- send files to a remote computer