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Fake Codec is Mac OS X Trojan
Kenny A. writes "Multiple news organisations are reporting on an in-the-wild Mac OS X malware attack that uses porn lures to plant phishing Trojans on Mac machines. The attack site attempts to trick users into download a disk image (.dmg) file disguised as a codec that's required for viewing the video. If the Mac machine's browser is set to to open 'Safe' files after downloading, the .dmg gets mounted and the Installer is launched. The target must click through a series of screens to become infected but once the Trojan is installed, it has full control of the machine."
Yes, but hasn't Intego tried to scare Mac users into purchasing their virus protection before? In fact, they've done this quite a bit. Check out their report and pay close attention to the "Means of protection" paragraph at the end of the article.
The news is Intego attempting to scare up business, this is not a Mac virus, especially when you have to do quite a few stupid things along with giving permission to install from an admin. My goodnes...
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel Boorstin
To copy and paste a reply I already made to another poster:
Take it however you like...the simple truth is that the more people that own a Mac, the more likely malware is to be written for it (which is what the actual point of my OP was, as opposed to what people have latched onto instead.)
Do you disagree?
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