![]() ![]() Leap only infects Cocoa applications, and it does not infect applications owned by the system (including the apps that come pre-installed on a new machine), but only apps owned by the user who is currently logged in. By default, user accounts run as non-admin, unless explicitly logged with the 'admin' login. ![]() It doesn't infect applications on disk, but rather when they are loaded, by using a system facility called "apphook". Once it is run, the virus will attempt to infect the system.įor non-"admin" users, it will prompt for the computer's administrator password in order to gain the privilege to edit the system configuration. The executable is disguised with the standard icon of an image file, and claims to show a preview of Apple's next OS. For the worm to take effect, the user must manually invoke it by opening the tar file and then running the disguised executable within. The Leap worm is delivered over the iChat instant messaging program as a gzip-compressed tar file called latestpics.tgz. On most networks this limits it to a single IP subnet. Leap cannot spread over the Internet, and can only spread over a local area network reachable using the Bonjour protocol. The Leap or Oompa-Loompa computer virus is an application-infecting, LAN-spreading worm for Mac OS X discovered in February 2006. Setelah Mac terserang, virus itu akan mencai kontak melalui iChat dan mengirim pesan ke tiap kontak itu dengan file corrupt yang berbentuk JPEG. Sistem kerja virus Leap-A/Oompa A adalah menyebar melalui iChat pada Mac. ![]()
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