OSX Trojan ALERT

http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,63000,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2

i guess they say it's benign...but watch your backside, don't be lettin' nothing sneak through.

The best analysis is being carrried on MacFixit.

Gotta hurry though, If you're not a subscriber it'll slip out of your reach in a few days from today.

http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20040409073009731

I installed the Virex software the comes with .Mac just in case. But this particular virus is really no threat at all. Yet anyway.

I have virex running as well. From what I just read though they seem to be the slowest of the bunch to respond. May be time to go back to Norton or check out that integro (sp?) software...

yeah, yeah. I know I'm on Mac but I still feel better knowing I won't infect anyone else.

Bob...

Don't even worry about it right now. There's certainly no need to go spend money on Intego's software.

Please thoroughly read the article I linked to at MacFixit.

Gotcha.

Yeah this thing intego warned about is just a proof of concept... It doesn't actually do anything at all. It just reminded me that I get that Virex software for free, so I figured I might as well install it.