>>> I notice the mac fanboys on LUG are very quiet about the trojan >>> doing the rounds on OSX!! >> >> Well, in the first place, i would be very wary of a firefox plugin >> that requires root access to get installed. Most dont need root >> access. > > "If the Mac machine's browser is set to to open *&^% files after > downloading, the .dmg gets mounted and the Installer is launched."
That would be Safari, which has config settings tied to the rest of the OS. If using Windoze, i would avoid IE - same as OSX, i would avoid Safari. Firefox is a safer bet. Remember also that the dmg getting mounted doesn't automatically mean the app will be installed. If the app requires root privileges, you could be prompted way after the dmg has been mounted. eb
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