Widespread Virus Proves Macs Are No Longer Safe From Hackers By NICOLE PERLROTH APRIL 6, 2012
9:22 a.m. | Updated with site that has simpler instructions for identifying virus. For years, Mac users have been told that not only are they cooler than their PC counterparts, they are safer too. Apple has always held that computer viruses and malware only dogged its competitors. That is no longer the case. This week, security researchers discovered a new computer virus had infected half a million Mac users - about half of them in the United States. The virus is infesting users in the most surreptitious way possible: users need not manually click on any malicious links or manually download any malware to get infected. The program simply downloads itself. Once downloaded, the malware's creators gain a back door that gives them unauthorized access to the victim's computer. ... http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/widespread-computer-virus-indicates-mac-users-no-longer-safe/ _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
