"Worm" threaten the Mac and can not be detected

Security Officers researchers invented "electronic worm" recently in an effort to prove their security flaws with Apple Mac.

The researchers were able to Zeno Cova and Trammell Hudson through the worm "Thunder Strike 2" launch automatic attacks between Mac computers in the level of the firmware "firmware".

The worm can remain hidden, where it does not work at the level of the operating system or file system, and can not be for programs to combat viruses and malicious applications found.

There are various ways of infection as "Thunder Strike 2" either through an email or infected terminal unit can be connected via the "Ao.as.ba" outlets or even through networking card.

The researchers reviewed the video through the only way to get rid of the worm, which is the first of its kind for Mac computers, and is to re-load a slide in your Mac purely hand.

 The researchers intend to discuss what they reached in the "Black Hat" security, the Conference which will be held in Las Vegas Thursday.

According to specialized sites, the Apple company has not issued any statement about the worm to now, but six months ago, acknowledged the first edition of which has reformed the gaps exploited.