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Well, since some shops use Transmission, I suppose it makes sense to create an EA.

Not that it'll help, if the user opened the General.rtf file. #GotBitCoin? ;)

#!/bin/sh

if [ -e "/Applications/Transmission.app/Contents/Resources/ General.rtf" ]
then
    echo "<result>Found OSX.KeRanger.A in /Applications</result>"
elif [ -e "/Volumes/Transmission/Transmission.app/Contents/Resources/ General.rtf" ]
then
    echo "<result>Found OSX.KeRanger.A in /Volumes/Transmission</result>"
else
    echo "<result>NotFound</result>"
fi

I've been monitoring this since it hit the news this weekend. One thing that I haven't been able to find is if this ransomware would be able to affect your computer if your drive is already encrypted with FileVault or other 3rd party encryption tools. Has anyone found any information about that?

This is a hackbug))
http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/03/new-os-x-ransomware-keranger-infected-transmission-bittorrent-client-installer/

@AVmcclint,

This application will be able to encrypt files on Macs which have been previously encrypted with FileVault or other 3rd party encryption tools. By the time this malware is able to run, FileVault 2's encryption is unlocked and the files on the machine are accessible.

FileVault 2 and other third-party encryption tools are not designed or built to be an anti-malware solution, which means they do not protect against malware, ransomware, adware or other kinds of -ware.

I understand now. The information I got from early reports mentioned that it encrypts your drive. My question was based on that... "how can it encrypt a drive that's already encrypted?" NOW I know that it only targets specific files in /Users and yes I agree, @rtrouton, FileVault isn't meant to protect against malware.

I wish Apple release who owned the valid certificate for KeRanger. That developer account has to be linked back to someone!

I posted a detection & clean up method here.

Sorry @donmontalvo, but the above is not enough.

@bentoms Nice work!

@bentoms It gives you something to target, if the paths exist, delete, would even make it a cached for offline use policy. ;)

@AVmcclint I'm no expert on File Vault but my understanding is that while the files are encrypted, they are unlocked once the password is entered. If they're unlocked, it would seem that anything could edit or encrypt said files.

Holy cow @bentoms I finally had a chance to read your blog regarding this exploit...excellent article!!!

Thanks @bentoms . Great script.
Hopefully that and Sophos will eliminate any infections. Particularly frightening that it targets /Volumes ..

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