[DM-MUG] Finder Issue (Trojan)

Wed Dec 2 00:03:30 CST 2009

You could always try turning the airport off, plugging a computer into the
wired network, and rebooting. This will verify what I am saying. Then reset
it back to factory defaults.
-- 
Jon Thompson
Evolve
www.dmevolve.com

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Alan Maupin <alan.maupin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks - I'll check out the Airport settings again.
>
> On Dec 1, 2009, at 3:43 PM, Jon Thompson wrote:
>
> Yeah, I gathered that. The airport express is what is causing the items to
> show up on your network. Most likely, there is a "ghee whiz" feature that
> you checked and forgot about. I don't use Airport Devices for anything other
> than wireless gateways, so I probably missed the setting.
>
> --
> Jon Thompson
> Evolve
> www.dmevolve.com
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Alan Maupin <alan.maupin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Also - at home I have an Airport Express connected to a DSL modem., but
>> not at this location Internet is provided with Qwest Motorola 3347 DSL
>> Modem/Wireless & Ethernet 4 port Router.
>>
>> On Dec 1, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Jon Thompson wrote:
>>
>> Your airport extreme has the ability to show dynamic bookmarks, which is
>> what these are. I would look in there to see what settings related to
>> bonjour you have turned on.
>> --
>> Jon Thompson
>> Evolve
>> www.dmevolve.com
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Alan Maupin <alan.maupin at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I moved my Mac to a new location across town and connected to a
>>> completely different wireless access point with the same Qwest DSL service
>>> (may be a different point of presence).   There is nothing in the Share
>>> items now.  At my home the Mac Air, MacBook and MacPro would display as they
>>> are all setup for sharing, plus the random URLs.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2009, at 10:14 PM, AB wrote:
>>>
>>> It's a gremlin!. . .  Or maybe H1N1, bird, swine, west nile flu.
>>> Seriously, it'd probably drive me nuts.
>>>
>>> Alan, Is there an off chance a third party thing in your System
>>> Preferences panel is the culprit?
>>> Does it appear in all the user accounts? Can you make a new user account,
>>> and see if it appears?
>>>
>>> -A.
>>>
>>> --- On *Mon, 11/30/09, Jon Thompson <jthompson-lists at dmevolve.com>*wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Jon Thompson <jthompson-lists at dmevolve.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [DM-MUG] Finder Issue (Trojan)
>>> To: "Des Moines Mac Users Group" <dmmug at dmmug.org>
>>> Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 12:09 PM
>>>
>>> My gut instinct is that it is NOT a virus, however, I wanted to eliminate
>>> that as a possibility, which Alan has done. This behavior is a normal
>>> behavior of Wide Area Bonjour, which is regulated by your DNS server. I have
>>> intentionally configured DNS servers to do this exact thing. However, I have
>>> yet to figure out how exactly it is populating the dynamic bookmarks without
>>> your prior knowledge, which is what I believe it is doing.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jon Thompson
>>> Evolve
>>> www.dmevolve.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:34 AM, AB <anastasia_prittee at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>  My gut instinctively pegged it for a virus/trojan.... but I've never
>>> had one on a Mac. I'd still send a report to the URLs popping up, because
>>> it's bad for their reputation, assuming they are a legitimate business. If
>>> it's the same URL popping up in the Shared Devices list in the Sidebar,
>>> there's the FBI Internet Crimes website you can file a report at in full
>>> detail. I did that after I got phishing emails from banks I don't even bank
>>> at.
>>>
>>> Can you use Time Machine to restore it to an earlier date?
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On *Mon, 11/30/09, Alan Maupin <alan.maupin at gmail.com>* wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Alan Maupin <alan.maupin at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [DM-MUG] Finder Issue
>>> To: "Des Moines Mac Users Group" <dmmug at dmmug.org>
>>> Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 9:23 AM
>>>
>>> Yes still there.
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2009, at 10:13 AM, Jon Thompson wrote:
>>>
>>> I wasn't concerned with the trojan being on your computer as so much as
>>> the trojan modifying your DNS settings, which are tied with the mDNS that
>>> you see in the Shared list.
>>> Am I correct in you saying that the items are still there?
>>> --
>>> Jon Thompson
>>> Evolve
>>> www.dmevolve.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Alan Maupin <alan.maupin at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=alan.maupin@gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jon here is a newer article that mentions the trojan spoke of in the
>>> previous article you sent, with an updated look at Snow Leopards defense:
>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=4139
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2009, at 8:51 AM, Jon Thompson wrote:
>>>
>>> Alan,
>>>
>>> Try running the commands in this article, as these types of things could
>>> appear if you are using a DNS server that is not one given to you by your
>>> ISP.
>>>
>>> http://www.macworld.com/article/60823/2007/10/trojanhorse.html
>>>
>>> I'm giving you this as a precaution, as well as to eliminate it as a
>>> possibility.
>>> --
>>> Jon Thompson
>>> Evolve
>>> www.dmevolve.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 2:13 AM, Alan Maupin <alan.maupin at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=alan.maupin@gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> AB thank you very much for this information.  You are quite the internet
>>>> sleuth!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 29, 2009, at 7:21 PM, AB wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  When typing in wildfire.gigya.com I got a "directory not listed"
>>> message, see screenshot.
>>> I went to the gigya.com website. It is a social media and content
>>> management internet based company with offices in CA, NY, and Israel.
>>>
>>> Perhaps they can investigate their own security on their servers since
>>> the discussion thread mentioned it was a leak in the respective company's
>>> network servers.
>>>
>>> here's the contact info for them.
>>>
>>> Whether you have a comment, a bug to report,
>>> or a press or business inquiry, please use the following contact
>>> information.
>>> We will get back to you as soon as possible.
>>>
>>> Liza Hausman, Gigya
>>> 650.353.4178 Office
>>>
>>> Mark Naples, WIT
>>> 215.893.0581 Direct
>>> 646.265.7372 Cell Customer Support and Product Feedback Inquiries:support at gigya-inc.com<http://mc/compose?to=support@gigya-inc.com> Sales
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>>> Relating to Terms of Use and/or our Privacy Policy:
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>>> offices Palo Alto Office (Corporate Headquarters) 855 El Camino Real
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>>>
>>> --- On *Sun, 11/29/09, Victoria L. Herring <vlh at herringlaw.com<http://mc/compose?to=vlh@herringlaw.com>
>>> >* wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Victoria L. Herring <vlh at herringlaw.com<http://mc/compose?to=vlh@herringlaw.com>
>>> >
>>> Subject: Re: [DM-MUG] Finder Issue
>>> To: "Des Moines Mac Users Group" <dmmug at dmmug.org<http://mc/compose?to=dmmug@dmmug.org>
>>> >
>>> Cc: alan.maupin at gmail.com <http://mc/compose?to=alan.maupin@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Sunday, November 29, 2009, 5:57 PM
>>>
>>> you can go to Apple.com and set up a phone support call and explain the
>>> whole problem in the message so the person you speak to has an idea of the
>>> reason for the support call.  Seems easier than going out to the Apple Store
>>> - maybe a first step.
>>> I certainly don't know but if you are having things show up in the finder
>>> window you might go to the Prefs for Finder and check on what is listed as
>>> contents on sidebar =- I don't know what Neighborhood would be other than
>>> perhaps you have Bluetooth or Bonjour enabled???  And they/it are picking up
>>> signals??
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Alan Maupin <alan.maupin at gmail.com>wrote:
>>> The problem is located in Finder application, on the Shared menu, under
>>> the submenu All:   random named URL's are showing up and are listed as
>>> Neighborhood.
>>>
>>> The most recent URL to show up is "wildfire.gigya.com"
>>>
>>> It does not go away with a reboot.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know what causes this issue?  Is it a security issue?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Alan
>>>
>>> <Screen shot 2009-11-29 at 6.11.32 PM.png>
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