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Security Firm Warns Of New Apple Malware
A Trojan horse application has been found circulating the Internet. If infected, users can end up having their system passwords nabbed, and be redirected to a number of phishing Web sites. According to Mac desktop and privacy software maker Intego, a new variant on an older Trojan horse has been identified on several porno Web sites. The OSX.RSPlug.D Trojan horse, as dubbed by Intego, will alert users to a bogus "Video ActiveX Object Error" and inform them that their browser isn't capable of running the requested video. Should the user download the suggested "Video ActiveX Object" by clicking OK, a disk image is downloaded and may automatically commence installing. Then, according to Intego, it's all bad news from there: If the user then proceeds with installation, the Trojan horse installs; installation requires an administrator's password, which grants the Trojan horse full root privileges. No video codec is installed, and if the user returns to the Web site, they will simply come to the same page and receive a new download. « Gen Y Employees: Your Future--And Your Biggest Threat | Main | Can't Migrate Virtual Machines Across Different Chips? Red Hat Can » |
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