Trojan Horse for Mac OSX ( 2 Views )

1. Thought that would grab your attention ;)
   
   Anyway, read more here.
   
   
   (mahmut , United States Minor Outlying Islands)


2. Good news for windows users :D
   
   
   (toprak, Benin)


3. Finally, something that can survive inside a Mac :p
   
   
   (emre, French Southern Territories)


4. Most P2P programs like Kazaa block stuff like .mp3.vbs extensions by default to help filter the results of peoples machines that are massively infected with viruses.
   
   Like vinnie said in another post, if I ever got a virus on my Mac I don't run as the administrator so it wouldn't be able to load anything onto my system with out a password.
   
   
   (ultraslan13, Cape Verde)


5. Quote:

   Originally Posted by Sketch Here's another article and an interesting quote that should give all Kazaa users pause: "Nearly half of the executable files downloaded through Kazaa contain malicious code like viruses and Trojan horses, according to a recent study by security firm TruSecure. Out of 4,778 files downloaded in one month for the study, nearly half contained various types of nefarious code" http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,63000,00.html

   It's usually pretty easy to spot "Britney_Spears-Toxic_2004_not_a_virus.mp3.jpg.pif.vbs.exe" though. If that whole "hide extensions" thing wasn't disabled by default in most OSes, I think more people would be aware of what they're downloading.
   
   
   (tayfun, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)


6. Here's another article and an interesting quote that should give all Kazaa users pause:
   
   "Nearly half of the executable files downloaded through Kazaa contain malicious code like viruses and Trojan horses, according to a recent study by security firm TruSecure. Out of 4,778 files downloaded in one month for the study, nearly half contained various types of nefarious code"
   
   http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,63000,00.html
   
   
   
   
   (tayfun, El Salvador)


7. So if you were intego and your Mac sales a virus software is lacking, what could you do to get more sales. Hmmmm......
   
   Maybe create a Trojan (that's not really a Trojan by the way) call it virus and put out a press release. Scare your market into buying your software. Not a bad idea.
   
   
   (fatih, Saint Kitts and Nevis)


8. That's true... :)
   
   
   (yeþim , Turkey)


9. Quote:

   Originally Posted by compuwhiz7 Hard to say... :xeye: I mean, this could set a trend, since few Mac users run AV, but on the other hand, Symantec hasn't found much in the wild, and... :)

   This virus runs as the logged in user though, and only trashes personal files. Somebody else using the system will be unaffected, unless they too execute the virus. Worst case scenario: create a new user account, hope your own files were backed up.
   
   

   Edit:
   
   I'm not saying that Mac users shouldn't have AV software (Norton and Virex are both available), but it's just worth noting that this won't do as much damage to your actual system functions as your run of the mill Windows virus.
   
   
   (esra, Western Sahara)


10. Hard to say... :xeye:
    
    I mean, this could set a trend, since few Mac users run AV, but on the other hand, Symantec hasn't found much in the wild, and...
    
    :)
    
    
    (ali, Algeria)


11. Quote:

    Originally Posted by KestonE Good news for windows users :D

    What good news is that? That out of 10,000 worms, one of them isn't a W32? ;)
    
    
    (sevcan, Turkmenistan)

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