New Trojan Confirmed for Apple's Mac OS X

[donkeykongking]

(apple fanboy) hurp but I thought macs don't get viruses?

[Aleckloss]

here goes the start of a multibillion dollar antivirus industry for the mac app store... Jeez louise

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i realize u have to knowingly and purposefully install this in order for it to infect your computer. u got to be a retard to do it.. anyway my ? is, why do people come up with these? really? why cant they use their knowledge to come up with a good program then u could SELL it...

[awesomeSlayer]

It is not a threat if you don't install it. If you do, you are ****ed. Well, not really.

[eman297]

ok i have lion but i want to downgrade back to snow leopard, how do i do it?

[bftiedt]

By the time this is done I'm sure it will be packed with a .dmg that will be pirated and when it's downloaded and ran the bam.. Trojan.

[robbpell]

why are so many people saying its such a big deal that the user has to install it?
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People are stupid and if there is money to be made there will be exploitation.

[alexevo]

What most of you saying "this is dumb because you have to install it" don't realize is you aren't going to willingly download "Trojan horse file.dmg" and install it. You're going to download some other innocuous program that you'd like to utilize and this will be inside it. Thus you won't knowingly be installing this file hence why it is called a Trojan(a la Trojan horse hiding soldiers inside it when brought inside the gates).

The business of antivirus software is tricky because I know a few people that have worked at or currently work at antivirus software companies and they admit they have been asked covertly or have themselves thought of writing virii or trojans to sell more software, esp. for systems that normally don't have these problems(OSX, etc.).

The fact that an antivirus company is reporting on this smells funny and I'd wait to hear further information before acting or reacting to purported threats.

For you pirates out there(I'm not judging you, just advising) keep in mind that MP3s/AVIs/other videos/music are ENCODED and thus aren't executables which means the trojan payload can't be triggered. However, pirated software most definitely can contain this and you may wish to think twice before you download it.

[newyork0900]

I know it sounds a bit lame that it has to be installed by the user but didn't the Trojan army get fooled into accepting "installing" a trick horse "trojan" from the Greeks and then got screwed? if this new Mac trojan is fooling people into installing it then it's right on the money calling it a trojan.

This is where Torrents can cause problems. I would have thought the hacker would't call it a trojan, in bright lights, but would disguise it has a "pink fluffy bunny", with a pink fluffy install screen. But I'm know hacker, so what do I know.

What most of you saying "this is dumb because you have to install it" don't realize is you aren't going to willingly download "Trojan horse file.dmg" and install it. You're going to download some other innocuous program that you'd like to utilize and this will be inside it. Thus you won't knowingly be installing this file hence why it is called a Trojan(a la Trojan horse hiding soldiers inside it when brought inside the gates).

The business of antivirus software is tricky because I know a few people that have worked at or currently work at antivirus software companies and they admit they have been asked covertly or have themselves thought of writing virii or trojans to sell more software, esp. for systems that normally don't have these problems(OSX, etc.).

The fact that an antivirus company is reporting on this smells funny and I'd wait to hear further information before acting or reacting to purported threats.

For you pirates out there(I'm not judging you, just advising) keep in mind that MP3s/AVIs/other videos/music are ENCODED and thus aren't executables which means the trojan payload can't be triggered. However, pirated software most definitely can contain this and you may wish to think twice before you download it.

Sorry just seen your post, after I had finished inputting mine.

[steve-z17]

ok i have lion but i want to downgrade back to snow leopard, how do i do it?

You put the install disc (10.6.3) and re-install it! If that doesn't work then you'll need to erase your HDD and then re-install not very fun!

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[rocky5]

I don't get this? Apple FB's ***** and slag PC for viruses all the time, yet one pops up for OSX and you all defend it like doesn't mater. "you have to install it, your dumb oO" it's the exact same way on windows, you need to click something to allow it to install.

So basically soon you will see an exploit in safari that will be utilised to install this Trojan, after you click on a link or even an image.

At some point, they will find anyway to bypass the admin password or just reset it then hack the **** out of your comp, before you can do anything.

This is just the beginning, unfortunately

[dmbsituation]

I don't get this? Apple FB's ***** and slag PC for viruses all the time, yet one pops up for OSX and you all defend it like doesn't mater. "you have to install it, your dumb oO" it's the exact same way on windows, you need to click something to allow it to install.

So basically soon you will see an exploit in safari that will be utilised to install this Trojan, after you click on a link or even an image.

At some point, they will find anyway to bypass the admin password or just reset it then hack the **** out of your comp, before you can do anything.

This is just the beginning, unfortunately

Thank you! Windows Vista and Windows 7 require permission to install viruses (unless UAC is turned off), but it's not like the virus says "Do you want to install virus FML?"

People are constantly tricked into installing viruses. And many of those people were tricked into thinking macs are incapable of getting a virus. Guess they'll find that spending an extra grand on a computer didn't make as much sense as spending $50 a year for a decent AV.

[NSXrebel]

I don't get this? Apple FB's ***** and slag PC for viruses all the time, yet one pops up for OSX and you all defend it like doesn't mater. "you have to install it, your dumb oO" it's the exact same way on windows, you need to click something to allow it to install.

So basically soon you will see an exploit in safari that will be utilised to install this Trojan, after you click on a link or even an image.

At some point, they will find anyway to bypass the admin password or just reset it then hack the **** out of your comp, before you can do anything.

This is just the beginning, unfortunately

Thank you! Windows Vista and Windows 7 require permission to install viruses (unless UAC is turned off), but it's not like the virus says "Do you want to install virus FML?"

People are constantly tricked into installing viruses. And many of those people were tricked into thinking macs are incapable of getting a virus. Guess they'll find that spending an extra grand on a computer didn't make as much sense as spending $50 a year for a decent AV.

Guess you don't know the difference between a virus and a trojan. With OSX, you can't get a virus like Windows. With Windows, all you need to do to get infected is just download an infected file, or even just sticking in an infected USB thumbdrive or other media.

Now it has been known that there are a couple/few trojans out there for OSX, but guess what, you have to install it. By installing, I mean you have to run the file and enter your admin password. Hence why they are called trojans, you have to give it root access in order to do anything.

Just be careful where you download stuff from, preferably reliable sources. This goes for any computer/device, regardless of what operating system you are running. A little common sense goes a long way.

[Rob2G]

There goes thet advantage for macs

The only way this is getting on a Mac is if a user installs it, and as previous poster stated if your stupid enuff to install it you deserve to have it. Apple will release a security update soon to fix it. I bet most people will get it from pirate sites.

[javiert30]

Wow I got an idea... install Sophos...

[Cer0]

If people are worried there are antivirus and security software out there for Macs. Comcast customers get Norton's security suite for free. There are several free alternatives too. I have ClamXAV just because. It catches windows virus in my mail every once in a while. So instead of me just passing it on it will take care of it.

[Money Over]

Only and idiot would run and install it though!

The only way this is getting on a Mac is if a user installs it, and as previous poster stated if your stupid enuff to install it you deserve to have it. Apple will release a security update soon to fix it. I bet most people will get it from pirate sites.

Yeah they will put it in every keygen they can find

[aidanski]

Once you go Mac, you don't go back.

[The Amazing Atheist]

What most of you saying "this is dumb because you have to install it" don't realize is you aren't going to willingly download "Trojan horse file.dmg" and install it. You're going to download some other innocuous program that you'd like to utilize and this will be inside it. Thus you won't knowingly be installing this file hence why it is called a Trojan(a la Trojan horse hiding soldiers inside it when brought inside the gates).

The business of antivirus software is tricky because I know a few people that have worked at or currently work at antivirus software companies and they admit they have been asked covertly or have themselves thought of writing virii or trojans to sell more software, esp. for systems that normally don't have these problems(OSX, etc.).

The fact that an antivirus company is reporting on this smells funny and I'd wait to hear further information before acting or reacting to purported threats.

For you pirates out there(I'm not judging you, just advising) keep in mind that MP3s/AVIs/other videos/music are ENCODED and thus aren't executables which means the trojan payload can't be triggered. However, pirated software most definitely can contain this and you may wish to think twice before you download it.

couldn't have said it better myself. I myself make viruses and you HAVE to attach them to another program (game, picture, word document, whatever) in order for the virus to actually be executed. Or my favorite, cloak it as an actual program :P

[moon#pie]

couldn't have said it better myself. I myself make viruses and you HAVE to attach them to another program (game, picture, word document, whatever) in order for the virus to actually be executed. Or my favorite, cloak it as an actual program :P

My favorite thing to do is:

1. Only download legit apps from legit site.
2. Kick people like you in the nuts.