Real Mac nerds have always known that Apple's Macintosh has no special immunity to viruses and worms—it's just that the greater malware community has historically spent its time exploiting Windows. However, as the Mac has resurged in popularity, it was only a matter of time before serious malware began to target the Mac—and a new trojan reported by SecureMac may be the tip of the iceberg. SecureMac claims to have discovered multiple variations on an AppleScript-based trojan horse it has dubbed AppleScript.THT. The trojan exploits a recently reported vulnerability in Apple's Apple Remote Desktop technology that can grant a malicious program Read | Permalink | Email This | Linking Blogs | More Images ...
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Real Mac nerds have always known that Apple's Macintosh has no special immunity to viruses and worms—it's just that the greater malware community has historically spent its time exploiting Windows. However, as the Mac has resurged in popularity, it was only a matter of time before serious malware began to target the Mac—and a new trojan reported by SecureMac may be the tip of the iceberg. SecureMac claims to have discovered multiple variations on an AppleScript-based trojan horse it has dubbed AppleScript.THT. The trojan exploits a recently reported vulnerability in Apple's Apple Remote Desktop technology that can grant a malicious program Read | Permalink | Email This | Linking Blogs | More Images ...