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OverSight

 Mac malware often spies on users by recording audio and video sessions...sometimes in an undetected manner.

OverSight monitors a mac's mic and webcam, alerting the user when the internal mic is activated, or whenever a process accesses the webcam.
compatibility: OS X 10.10+ 
current version: 1.1.2 (change log
zip's sha-1: 14b5099a578a6ace8de169a8f7f5b2f0d504dc40

 
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One of the most insidious actions of malware, is abusing the audio and video capabilities of an infected host to record an unknowing user. Macs, of course, are not immune; malware such as OSX/FruitFly, OSX/Crisis, OSX/Mokes, and others, all attempt to spy on Mac users. OverSight constantly monitors a system, alerting a user whenever the internal microphone is activated, or the built-in webcam is accessed. And yes, while the webcam's LED will turn on whenever a session is initially started, new research has shown that malware can surreptitious piggyback into such existing sessions (FaceTime, Sykpe, Google Hangouts, etc.) and record both audio and video - without fear of detection. 

 

More info: https://objective-see.com/products/oversight.html

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