Mac OS X targeted by Trojan posing as codec

User Comments: 4

1. November 25, 2008 8:58 PM
   9Nails said:
   Welcome to the popularity contest. Now here's your nasty infection.Viruses will happen, but the the real problem here is what can be said of this; "Apple has not yet issued a comment..."Come on! That's not responsible! Apple must step-up the game if they're going to hold a sizable market share.
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2. November 25, 2008 10:59 PM
   Rick said:
   [b]Originally posted by 9Nails:[/b][quote]Viruses will happen, but the the real problem here is what can be said of this; "Apple has not yet issued a comment..." Come on! That's not responsible![/quote]Does Microsoft issue comments about spyware and viruses? I'm not sure I follow the importance of them doing so. The problem isn't even an exploit, it is literally, "Get your free porn here by downloading this codec!!!!" and totally the user's fault. They download it. They install it. They compromise their system. It doesn't take advantage of any bugs or security flaws, other than letting the user make the decision to download, install and run a malicious program. All the hole patching in the world won't fix that. A virus scanner and good browsing habits are the solutions here.
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3. November 26, 2008 8:28 AM
   mscott00 said:
   Its about time! What I can't stand is people buying a Mac, and claiming "Macs don't get viruses" (I think it was even in a commercial of theirs). Theres always going to be security flaws in everything, not even Apple can prevent this, its nice to see they aren't the "immortals" that everyone thinks they are.
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4. November 26, 2008 11:13 PM
   sngx1275 said:
   Rick is correct. You have to download it, then run it, at which point OS X will inform you that this program came from the web, are you SURE you want to run it. And then it probably even needs you to enter your password before it can do anything.
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