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| Author: | ThE OnE [ Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | mac threat |
Security experts have warned Mac users about the emergence of a new worm that "represents a huge security headache". The worm, known as Renepo or Opener, disables the Mac OS X's built-in firewall and installs hacker tools to steal personal information. It is unusual for Mac users to be affected by virus outbreaks - most virus writers and hackers tend to focus on creating malicious code for the Microsoft Windows platform. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, said: "Mac users are less likely to be infected by a virus than their PC friends and colleagues, but they are still at risk of being infected by a Mac-specific virus and affected by the most virulent kind of PC virus - the email-aware worm." "Mac users shouldn't think it's okay to lie back on their laurels and not worry about viruses - they do exist for Mac computers, and do infect systems on a daily basis. It just doesn't seem to be as large a problem as on PCs." According to Sophos, the Renepo worm "makes so many security-related changes to your systems that all bets are off once you have been compromised". It will turn off the OS X firewall and other security software, download and install hacker tools for password sniffing, make key system directories world-writeable and will create an admin-level user for later system abuse. "Because the worm attempts to harvest user, configuration and password data for a wide range of applications, it represents a huge security headache rolled into a single shell script," said Cluely. |
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| Author: | Hermskii [ Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ok |
Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep the Virus scan updated. It's all I can do I guess eh? |
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| Author: | {FAH}Q [ Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:41 pm ] |
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Thanks for the heads Up D. Ran Norton today and seem to be in the clear. |
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