Spyware and other malicious found in Mac OS X
Dangers of an operating system
Often small events, unconscious acts, slips, or seemingly insignificant, say many more truths than a statement or a voluminous treatise on a particular issue. Here is a small anecdote. Anecdote which extramos several consequences and helps us to reflect on the trigger, why not, a lesson that we should serve all in the use of systems operating .
Yesterday was published a story that had some significance in the journalistic world in which it was said that Google will stop using Windows computers using their employees. When it was published this news could not understand why he had acted in this way. However, the recognition of spyware and other malicious applications in Mac OS X by the people of Intego has been able to shed some light on this mystery.
It turns out that this is separated from spyware and other malicious viruses so far known for his dramatic timing and hazardous congenital your state of constant motion. Better known as OSX / OpinionSpy, this spyware and other malicious activated in the very action of downloading applications. Stonily is not given in the application before the arrival of the agent to download, but exists in the act of downloading.
The cause of the problems are audio conversion applications and screensavers 7art company. The spyware and other malicious files and folders escannea our operating system and forwards the information to external servers. In turn, copy information on programs such as Safari, FireFox or iChat.
In short, this anecdote should serve as a general lesson for all: no matter what operating system, the possibility ity of infection and attack by spyweres is something that can not be eradicated and we have to live with it.
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2 Comments on spyware and other malicious found in Mac OS X
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Deabru on Thu, 3rd June 2010 14:44
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ventejuy on Mon, 7th Jun 2010 23:05
The important thing is to install software from sources completely reliable. The official repos linux distros are the best tool for that.
The safety ... with the concept and gives to write books (in fact they are written).
Only taking into account that if the operating system you use is very much a minority is a major major plus security, you can give an account of what is open to interpretation.
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