Re: mac trojan in-the-wild

[nnp <version5 () gmail com>]

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Oh don't be so bloody sensationalist. You're worse than the
journalists because you should know better.

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On 10/31/07, Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org> wrote:
> For whoever didn't hear, there is a Macintosh trojan in-the-wild being
> dropped, infecting mac users.
> Yes, it is being done by a regular online gang--itw--it is not yet another
> proof of concept. The same gang infects Windows machines as well, just
> that now they also target macs.
>
> http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/screenshot-of-new-mac-trojan.html
> http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/mackanapes-can-now-can-feel-pain-of.html
>
> This means one thing: Apple's day has finally come and Apple users are
> going to get hit hard. All those unpatched vulnerabilities from years past
> are going to bite them in the behind.
>
> I can sum it up in one sentence: OS X is the new Windows 98. Investing in
> security ONLY as a last resort losses money, but everyone has to learn it
> for themselves.
>
> Gadi Evron.


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