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Can you point out an example of a Mac virus?

by mietek 14y ago

Genmutant 14y ago
There are many, but they don't get the publicity other malware gets. One example of Mac-malware would be SabPub: https://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193467/SabPub_Mac_OS_X_Backdoor_Java_Exploits_Targeted_Attacks_and_Possible_APT_link https://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193467/SabPub_Mac_OS_X...
brownbat 14y ago
It wasn't self-propagating, but MacDefender scareware still claimed a lot of machines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Defender http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Defender Apple also has a poor record at security patching, which allows for more drive by downloads, especially through Java. Further reading: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/06/apple_patches_java_flaws_at_la.html http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/06/apple_p... http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/mac/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/mac/