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| Thread ID: 66414 | 2006-02-22 02:25:00 | OS X Exploit | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 432760 | 2006-02-22 02:25:00 | Well, 2006 may well turn out to be "The Year of the OS X Exploit . " It seems to be starting out that way . . . . . . . here it is only February and already there are two OS X worms -- OSX/Leap . A and OSX/Inqtana . A -- and a flaw in Apple's Safari Web browser . Granted the worms weren't much cause for concern . . . . . proof of concept creatures; they hadn't made it into the wild . . . . . . . but this Safari bug is worth checking out . Labled . . . . . . . "extremely critical" by security outfit Secunia, the problem lives in Safari's "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option . Secunia: <read below> this feature can be exploited to permit the execution of a malicious script . As of this writing, Apple had not issued a patch or an advisory for the vulnerability on its security update site . There is a simple way to avoid infection, however . Secunia advises that Mac users disable the "Open safe files after downloading" option in Safari . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 432761 | 2006-02-22 04:11:00 | From what I have read the worms have to be installed by admin password, I would like to think mac users are smarter then that | plod (107) | ||
| 432762 | 2006-02-22 04:38:00 | and some links here (www.f-secure.com) and here (smh.com.au) . Not to much to worry about, one of them won't work after the 24 of feb |
plod (107) | ||
| 432763 | 2006-02-22 05:10:00 | From what I have read the worms have to be installed by admin password, I would like to think mac users are smarter then that Hmmm, I'm not so sure with the mac user who just uses a mac at work. They can get quite used to just entering the admin username and password when installing software, and probably many aren't sure why they are even prompted i.e. it needs something like "you are about to install software - it may contain untrusted elements".. OSX/Inqtana.A is so far causing havok as Sophos Anti-virus for the mac was giving false positives. The file association problems in OS X will cause problems (i.e. being able to spot an executable). |
gibler (49) | ||
| 432764 | 2006-02-22 20:49:00 | These Mac security holes are a storm in a teacup. They've inspired hundreds of stories in the press and even the national network news, but if they were Windows holes, no one would have blinked. That's because holes in Windows are routine, business as usual, while it now appears the Mac is under attack thanks to Apple's brand-new high profile. But this isn't the case. Last month, there were four "massive" virus attacks on Windows, according to Commtouch, an antispam and antivirus vendor. Indeed, viruses are now so aggressive, they routinely outpace attempts by antivirus companies to distribute protective signatures. This state of affairs is now so common, I hadn't noticed -- and I work for a technology news site. "Virulent computer virus infects millions worldwide, other non-news at 11." These Mac "threats" are only news because of their novelty, not the threat level they pose. - www.wired.com So basically, I will not be installing anti-virus software anytime soon. These "worms" or "trojans" really aren't a threat. :) |
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