Yep foudn that on the mac voice over list. Well I'm updating now actually. Wish me luck. On Jun 18, 2010, at 1:30 PM, Charlie Doremus wrote:
> Received the following from a friend. >> Apple quietly includes malware prevention update in Mac OS X 10.6.4 >> >> By >> Katie Marsal >> >> Published: 12:25 PM EST >> >> Apple silently updated its Snow Leopard malware protection in this week's >> Mac OS X 10.6.4 update, targeting a Trojan that disguises itself as iPhoto. >> >> Though the new protection wasn't specifically listed in any of Apple's >> documentation accompanying Mac OS X 10.6.4, security firm Sophos >> discovered the update >> in the XProtect.plist file, which contains signatures of potential Mac >> threats. The new threat, dubbed HellRTS by Apple, has been distributed by >> hackers >> since April in the form of iPhoto. >> >> Referred to as OSX/Pinhead-B by Sophos, the Trojan monitors browser activity >> unbeknownst to Mac users. It also makes a machine remotely accessible to the >> attacker, who can take complete control of the computer. >> >> "If you did get infected by this malware then hackers would be able to send >> spam email from your Mac, take screenshots of what you are doing, access >> your >> files and clipboard and much more," said Graham Cluley, senior technology >> consultant with Sophos. >> >> Cluley took a negative response to Apple's secrecy, suggesting that the >> Cupertino, Calif., company should instead make note that the latest update >> to Snow >> Leopard helps to thwart a potentially dangerous Trojan. >> >> "You have to wonder whether their keeping quiet about an anti-malware >> security update like this was for marketing reasons," he wrote on the >> company's blog. >> >> Last September, Cluley also made note that users >> upgrading to Snow Leopard >> would see their version of Flash for Mac downgraded to an older, less >> secure version. Apple addressed the issue with an update >> a week later. >> >> Malware >> >> Released last August, Snow Leopard came with a built-in >> antimalware feature. >> While the previous version of Mac OS X, Leopard, flagged Internet downloads >> with metadata that alerted users when downloading files from the Web, Snow >> Leopard added an >> additional warning >> when disk images containing known malware installers are opened. >> >> Apple released its latest update for Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.4, >> on Tuesday. >> The security and maintenance update fixed issues that could cause a Mac >> keyboard or trackpad to become responsive, and also resolved a problem that >> could >> prevent some Adobe Creative Suite 3 applications from opening. >> >> table with 2 columns and 2 rows >> Filed under : >> Mac OS X > > Sent from the iPad I wish I had > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
