Rex sent out this message back in April, and I think it's important to take note.
So....I'm asking again about virus protection software for the Mac. Which ones are safe and effective to use with Panther? I have Norton System Works, but I heard it could cause trouble. Is this true? My new router provides a lot of protection. The built-in firewall in OS X does too. But, I still want to know if, in light of this article, you all think we may need more protection than even that. And, if so, what kind of software do you recommend? And, yes, I know.......backup, backup, backup...smile TIA, Jane On Apr 9, 2004, at 8:17 AM, Rex Baldazo wrote: > Got this email below from a friend at work. It's a good reminder that > the Mac is not in fact immune to viruses. It's just that so far nobody > has really spent a lot of effort making a good Mac virus, all the > hackers are focused on Windows. > > The news about this Mac virus also got posted to a couple other sites: > > http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/ > 0,24330,3664271,00. > html > http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1081455881.html > > --- Rex. > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Mac Os's first trojan... > > http://www.intego.com/news/pr40.html > > > The Trojan horse's code is encapsulated in the ID3 tag of an MP3 > (digital music) file. This code is in reality a hidden application > that can run on any Macintosh computer running Mac OS X. > > Mac OS X displays the icon of the MP3 file, with an .mp3 extension, > rather than showing the file as an application, leading users to > believe that they can double-click the file to listen to it. But > double clicking the file launches the hidden code, which can damage or > delete files on computers running Mac OS X, then iTunes to play the > music contained in the file, to make users think that it is really an > MP3 file . While the first versions of this Trojan horse that Intego > has isolated are benign, this technique opens the door to more serious > risks. > > > - --Ian > > - -- > Ian Holsman > Director > Network Management Systems > CNET Networks > PH: 415-344-2608 (USA) /(++61) 3-9857-3742 (Australia) -----BEGIN PGP > SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (Darwin) > > iD8DBQFAdc2Kq3pgvCz4ZCcRAvuVAJ9OolnbCCXlwKhajiPXsWZ9yrFGFgCeI54n > uSf3X24XkJTIm4hHCncP6EA= > =fgh9 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be April 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
