Some of the current 'worms' are proof of concept items at this point
and require some level of user interaction to 'make them go'. There
was 1 (one) found 'in the wild' but as of date no one can say who had
it or where is was. The link to an article first appeared on one of
the rumor sites - which is kinda fishy in itself.
The bluetooth exploit was not a virus, it was a proof-of-concept worm
designed to take advantage of a security hole in the operating
system. Apple fixed that hole in Tiger in mid 2005 - so if you
haven't updated to Tiger (and downloaded the current security
updates) *please* do so.
Use common sense:
1) Don't download items you receive in email from unknown sources
2) Don't download items from untrusted websites
3) Don't download something called 'latestpics.gz' because its a 'worm'
Since these articles first started to appear, sales of virus
protection software have probably doubled. Hmmmm.
Jay Wooten, President
Visual Dynamics, Inc. - Authorized Apple Specialist
www.visdyninc.com
321-773-7788 w
321-773-9604 f
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On Feb 26, 2006, at 4:08 PM, Carlos M wrote:
"The new worm, called OSX.Inqtana.A, spreads through a vulnerability
in Apple's OS X operating system via Bluetooth wireless connections,
antivirus company Symantec (Research) said."
http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/21/technology/apple_worm.reut/index.htm
http://snipurl.com/osxworm
Carlos
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