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Mac Malware Evolves - No Install Password Required

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday May 26, 2011 @03:00AM from the under-the-wire dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The latest versions of the Mac Defender malware attacks no longer require users to enter their admin credentials (username and password) upon install. A threat called 'Mac Guard' installs itself into areas of the Mac OS X system that only require standard user privilege. On Windows the criminals did this to avoid UAC warnings, and have copied this trick to their Mac OS X releases."

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Re:No surprises here by Anonymous Coward · 2011-05-26 04:42 · Score: 0, Flamebait

There was no mention of "purchasing" in the article you obviously didn't read, take the fanboi goggles off and you'll see that their solution is both free to download and use.
"SophosLabs continues to investigate and publish protection for Mac users. We invite you to download Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition for free to help you keep your Mac safe and secure."