If you downloaded HandBrake for Mac, you could be infected with Proton RAT

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A mirror download server of HandBrake, a popular open source video conversion app for Mac, has been compromised, and the legitimate app .dmg file switched with a Trojanized version containing the Proton RAT.

Who got infected?

“Anyone who has downloaded HandBrake on Mac between [02/May/2017 14:30 UTC] and [06/May/2017 11:00 UTC] needs to verify the SHA1 / 256 sum of the file before running it,” the developers warned on Saturday, and prominently displayed a link to the alert on the project’s main page.

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