Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:21:00 -0500 (CDT)
From: Gadi Evron <ge@linuxbox.org.>
To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk
Subject: mac trojan in-the-wild
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For whoever didn't hear, there is a Macintosh trojan in-the-wild being
dropped, infecting mac users.
Yes, it is being done by a regular online gang--itw--it is not yet another
proof of concept. The same gang infects Windows machines as well, just
that now they also target macs.
http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/screenshot-of-new-mac-trojan.html
http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/mackanapes-can-now-can-feel-pain-of.html
This means one thing: Apple's day has finally come and Apple users are
going to get hit hard. All those unpatched vulnerabilities from years past
are going to bite them in the behind.
I can sum it up in one sentence: OS X is the new Windows 98. Investing in
security ONLY as a last resort losses money, but everyone has to learn it
for themselves.
Gadi Evron.
