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New OS X Trojan Adware Injects Ads Into Chrome, Firefox, Safari

An anonymous reader writes "A new trojan specifically for Macs has been discovered that installs an adware plugin. The malware attempts to monetize its attack by injecting ads into Chrome, Firefox, and Safari (the most popular browsers on Apple's desktop platform) in the hopes that users will generate money for its creators by viewing (and maybe even clicking) them. The threat, detected as "Trojan.Yontoo.1" by Russian security firm Doctor Web, is part of a wider scheme of adware for OS X that has "been increasing in number since the beginning of 2013," according to the company."

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  1. Re:I'll worry when it can spread without an instal by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 4, Funny

    At that point, you could have installed something far worse then adware

    Like RealPlayer