It wasn't a "trial version", but pirated versions (of iWork and I think Photoshop). If you choose to download pirated versions of commercial software, from p2p or any other source, you deserve whatever you get.
I recommend this article, as a general antidote to panic: http://db.tidbits.com/article/10218 - Ben On 23/4/09 15:07, Ray Packham wrote: > As I understand it there has been a trojan attached to a trial copy of > Iwork thats been downloadable via a few peer to peer networks. > personally i no longer use p2p networks. giganews is much better > anyhow. as for viruses i dont think there is likely to be a rush of > viruses, trojans and worms for the mac your safe for now but never > become complacent it has happened and will only increase as the use of > macs increases > . get a free virus checker if worried about it. > > > > On 23 Apr 2009, at 13:46, anna churchill wrote: > >> http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/22/first.mac.botnet/index.html?iref=mpstoryview >> >> You guys may already have heard of this. >> >> just out on CNN today, in US. >> >> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" 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/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
