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The malware threat on Macs is real, and should not be underestimated.

 

 

SophosLabs, is a new variant of the OSX/Imuler Trojan horse. In the past, earlier variants of the OSX/Imuler malware has been spread via topless photos of a Russian supermodel or embedded deep inside boobytrapped PDF files.

 

If your Mac was successfully infected by malware like this, you have effectively given remote control of your computer and your data to an invisible and unknown party.

 

===> They could steal files from your Mac, spy on your emails, and plant further malware onto your systems. <===

 

Read more, a MUST:

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/11/13/new-mac-trojan/

 

I’m guessing that the myth of OS X invulnerability to malware is pretty much busted by now: at any rate, there has been wave after wave of OS X-related malware reports in the past week or two.

 

Sophos were the latest big name to weigh in on the OSX/Imuler malware that DrWeb, Intego, ESET and your humble scribe have already commented on, though Sophos calls it Imuler-B and both Intego and ESET call it Imuler.C.

 

The Java attack has also been linked to bot-generated Twitter spam targeting Tibetan activist conversations by including hashtags like “#Tibet” and “#freetibet”, presumably in order to drown out political dissent.

Intego has discovered a new version of the Imuler Trojan horse, which was first discovered in September 2011. Right now the risk is considered to be low – a sample of this malware was found on the VirusTotal website in a ZIP archive named “your dirty pics.zip.” Inside the ZIP file is an application with an icon making it look like an image.

 

If the file is run, ===> it installs a backdoor without the need for an admin password. <===

 

Read more:

http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/new-imuler-variant-found-steer-clear-of-your-dirty-pics/