Good news...means I don't have to worry about my mac or windows machines :)
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Rich Schinnell <[email protected]>wrote: > Just to keep the scorecard up to date: <G> Even though we all know that > most pirated software contains some added benefits.. So I guess we might > have some Mac bots out there also.. > > Rich > > > > http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2009/01/mac_malware_found_in_pirated_i.php > > > ZDNet's Ryan Naraine is reporting that pirated copies of Apple's iWork 09 > circulating on BitTorrent and elsewhere are infected with Mac malware. > > According to Mac AV vendor Intego the malware is known as > OSX.Trojan.iServices.A. The pirated software is complete and functional but > the installer has an additional package, named iWorkServices, that contains > the attack. It may ask the user for an administrator password, depending on > the version of OS X. After it installs it phones home to a remote server to > report that it is installed and awaits remote commands, including the > installation of additional software. It loads at boot time and has root > access. > > Sounds very much like a conventional Windows bot. Naraine quotes Intego as > saying that at least 20,000 Macs had already downloaded the infected > installer. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
