OpinionSpy Rears its Ugly Head on Macs Once Again | CyberSecurity | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
Almost five years ago, Intego security researchers warned about the OSX/OpinionSpy spyware infecting Mac computers, downloaded during the installation of innocent-sounding applications and screensavers distributed via well-known sites such as MacUpdate and VersionTracker.

Once compromised, infected Macs could leak data and open a backdoor for further abuse.

Now, sadly, a variant of OpinionSpy seems to be making something of a comeback.


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