One more thing on this. It does not tell you what the virus will
do. Also, I ran the downloaded file and it opened terminal and ran
calculator. Interesting. It looks like you could also block this
then by setting terminal not to accept anonymous login in your .profile.
--
Jonnie Apple Seed
With his:
Hands-On Technolog(eye)s
On Feb 21, 2006, at 12:06 PM, David Poehlman wrote:
It looks pretty streight forward to me and seems to come from a
reputable source although there is a cautionary note on the site to
the effect that information is supplied by third parties. In any
case, the suggested mittigation for the vulnerability is relatively
harmless. I passed the test after implementing this mittigation step.
--
Jonnie Apple Seed
With his:
Hands-On Technolog(eye)s
On Feb 21, 2006, at 11:53 AM, John Panarese wrote:
I'm trying to find out if this is real or not. A few times,
rumors of
viruses and such have been, how should we say, falsely spread by PC
people
only to be proven wrong. Has Apple officially posted anything on this?
Take Care
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jane Kohner
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:48 AM
To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X
by the
blind
Subject: Mac Virus/Worm on OS X Tiger, fully updated version.
Hi everyone:
I tried to forward the actual security alert, but too long. Please
see:http://secunia.com/advisories/18963/
This is a link to the security service that comes with my virus
protection
software. I took the test at their site and have the vulnerability. It
executes terminal and then the calculator program.
You need to disable "safe files' open in Safari.
With a smile,
Jane K.
Personal Blog:
http://cybergalsblog.blogspot.com/
