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Think Security, but Don’t Panic
Monday, November 19, 2007 / Security / 0 Comments
Occasional shrieks of panic were heard from the Mac community last week as word of an active Mac Trojan virus circulated the blogs and news sites. Although this was not the first Mac OS X Trojan, it was found actively infecting computers and stealing people’s information. Up to this point most of the reported Mac vulnerabilities came from “proof of concept” programs. A proof of concept Trojan, or virus, are tools of security experts who want to illustrate how a malicious person could cause problems if not fixed. The release of non-damaging (fake) viruses and Trojans will often cause the software maker to patch the problem before a criminal takes advantage of this flaw. This Trojan, dubbed “OSX.RSPlug.A,” was not created by security experts. It is intended to mislead you into giving bad guys your valuable account information.
