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New Targeted Mac OS X Trojan Requires No User Interaction

Posted by Soulskill on from the cursed-by-popularity dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Another Mac OS X Trojan has been spotted in the wild; this one exploits Java vulnerabilities just like the Flashback Trojan. Also just like Flashback, this new Trojan requires no user interaction to infect your Apple Mac. Kaspersky refers to it as 'Backdoor.OSX.SabPub.a' while Sophos calls it at 'SX/Sabpab-A.'"

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  1. No user interaction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, what you're saying is, It Just Works?

  2. Rubbish names. by mr_lizard13 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kaspersky refers to it as 'Backdoor.OSX.SabPub.a' while Sophos calls it at 'SX/Sabpab-A.'

    Those names are very un-Apple. How about just 'iTrojan'.

    Or, to avoid confusion with the previous trojan...

    'The New iTrojan.'

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  3. Re:Missing from summary by ColdWetDog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Group hug for the unhappy, disaffected AC!

    We love you!

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  4. Fix Available by Frankie70 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fix available here.

    1. Re:Fix Available by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Good point, a Mac user is already used to not being able to use any of the software his friends do.

  5. Re:Missing from summary by Centurix · · Score: 5, Funny

    Two ints and a float are in a bar. They spot an attractive double on her own.
    The first int walks up to her. “Hey, baby”, he says, “my VM or yours”. She slaps him and he walks back dejected.
    The second int walks over. “Hey, cute-stuff, can I lick your Bean?”. After a quick slapping, he too walks back.
    The float then ambles over casually. “Were those two primitive types bothering you?”, he remarks.
    “Yes. I’m so glad you’re here”, she says. “They just had no Class!”

    Borrowed from somewhere else...

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  6. Re:Missing from summary by thestuckmud · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think about Apple's insane control issues every time I have to re-install OS X (which I did once for testing purposes). My outrage at not being required to type long registration codes and then have the OS phone home for validation is unspeakable.

  7. Re:Missing from summary by bryan1945 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I look down, and realize my dong is long enough not to care about anyone else's insecurities.

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  8. Re:My semi-regular Mac accounts post by mjwx · · Score: 3, Funny

    Mac users need to stop running their day-to-day stuff under Administrator accounts. Create a new account (if your account is "joe", call this new one "joe_admin"); give it admin permissions; make sure you can log in with it; then (and ONLY then!) remove the admin permissions from your personal account. And then... keep using the same account you've always been using.

    Mac Users put things like this in the "too hard" basket, Macs are simple, easy to use and Automagically Secure(TM) and how dare you suggest they do something as complex and take responsibility for themselves. Who do you think they are, Windows users.

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  9. Re:Missing from summary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    IE: OSX is about to enter its Win98 era.

    I wouldn't believe anything you hear from Internet Explorer.