Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Mac malware

  • New research released by Sophos has revealed a disturbingly high level of malware on Mac computers -- with both Windows and Mac threats being discovered.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Although the Windows malware is not harming the Macs, because they use different operating systems, the computers are spreading it to other machines. The study also found that 2.7 per cent of Macs carry their own, harmful Mac malware.
  • (Daily Telegraph)
  • While Windows based malware won't affect a Mac user if they don't run Windows on their systems it can cause the virus' to spread, causing issues for other users. The report also found that 2.
  • (The Inquisitr)
  • One in five Mac computers is likely to carry Windows malware, but only one in 36 is likely to be infected with malware specifically designed for the Mac OS X, according to study performed by antivirus firm Sophos.
  • (cso.com.au)
  • Is the Apple world still talking about malware threats on the Mac? Yes, yes it is. Our most popular Apple posts from the last week were almost entirely focused on old threats, new threats, ongoing threats, and beyond.
  • (Ars Technica)
  • Mac users were once relatively insulated from malware attacks, if only because their OS platform didn't attract the attention of criminals.
  • (Wired News)
  • Flaming Retort is back, this time trying to Coole and Explayne Ye Flames weve had from some Mac users (and the discomfiture we know that many others have endured) in the past few days.
  • (whose fault is it? - naked security)
  • Last week, in light of the Flashback threat, I offered my assessment of the historic rise in Mac malware and how its prevalence amounts to a wake-up call for Mac users. The gist of my post was that the Mac is a victim of its own success.
  • (Infoworld)
  • For a long time Mac users would look at all the malware (malicious software) that infects Windows PCs and think how fortunate they were that such attacks did not happen to MAcs. But now, it would seem, things are starting to change.
  • (theconversation.edu.au)

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