Hackers Going After Macs

[hail2skins]

Sittin here watching the news on Fox and they're talking about worms that are designed to attack Macs. They classified these worms as proof of concept and that Macs will start experiencing what PC's have experienced in the past. I know there are some Mac supporters here who thought this couldn't happen and all I have to say is be prepared. Run your virus definition update programs on a daily basis.

[rskinsfan10]

I was watching that too and I said the same thing that one of the guys said on the report: "I'm surprised that it took this long."

[swheeler]

This virus requires you to actively download it, decompress it, and enter your administrator password. And even then it doesn't actually do anything. Believe me, I'm scared.

[akhhorus]

This virus requires you to actively download it, decompress it, and enter your administrator password. And even then it doesn't actually do anything. Believe me, I'm scared.

Not only that, but they only attack through iChat. So if you use the Netscape AIM or the seperate AIM program, you're fine and the next security update from apple should take of this.

[CNYSkinFan]

There is news on Fox?

[hail2skins]

This virus requires you to actively download it, decompress it, and enter your administrator password. And even then it doesn't actually do anything. Believe me, I'm scared.and that's why it's classified as proof of concept. Eventually these worms can be included in emails and on various websites. You can think they're inpenetrable but that does nothing but feed the hackers.

[hail2skins]

Not only that, but they only attack through iChat. So if you use the Netscape AIM or the seperate AIM program, you're fine and the next security update from apple should take of this.You folks can keep turning the other way but it's coming.

[akhhorus]

You folks can keep turning the other way but it's coming.

Im sure that it might be. When it does, it does. But so far, the entrepots for the current viruses really won't effect my computer. I don't have bluetooth hardware and I can use netscape or AIM instead of iChat. There's been exploits like this in the past, but Apple immediately puts out a security update to fix it.

[whistleandthumb]

Steve Jobs ain't gonna do us dirty. He's got it covered. :)

[WackyJacky]

There is news on Fox?
LMAO!

I heard that there's another Mac virus that Bluetooth users could be susceptible to. Fortunately I don't use iChat or Bluetooth.

[swheeler]

and that's why it's classified as proof of concept. Eventually these worms can be included in emails and on various websites. You can think they're inpenetrable but that does nothing but feed the hackers.
Proofs of concept like this have popped up from time to time, but there had never been a Mac virus "in the wild" before. I guess this qualifies as in the wild, but it's not much of a virus. Whether it's sent via iChat, email, website, telepathy, whatever, it still requires a lot of work on my end to even open, including my administrator password, and then does nothing. My programming experience consists of functions on my graphing calculator and rules for my email inbox, but I feel like even I could make a "Mac virus" if I'm allowed to ask users for their password and it doesn't need to have any effect on their computers.

[hail2skins]

Proofs of concept like this have popped up from time to time, but there had never been a Mac virus "in the wild" before. I guess this qualifies as in the wild, but it's not much of a virus. Whether it's sent via iChat, email, website, telepathy, whatever, it still requires a lot of work on my end to even open, including my administrator password, and then does nothing. My programming experience consists of functions on my graphing calculator and rules for my email inbox, but I feel like even I could make a "Mac virus" if I'm allowed to ask users for their password and it doesn't need to have any effect on their computers.Okay, if you say so.