For years, Mac fanatics (or iFans) have acted all high and mighty, chiding me and my fellow Windows users for all the malware that we had to be on guard for and defend against at all times.
Well, this is in no way a good thing, but it still made my day when I first heard about it last week: Mac Defender.
What is Mac Defender? It’s the same problem Windows users have been dealing with for years called rogue security software that tricks people into giving up financial information by offering services to “remove malware” on a system. In fact, rogue security software, or scareware, just pretends to find infections, steals your information and often opens the door for a real malware infection.
Of course, it’s only one piece of malware causing serious problems on the great and all-powerful Mac OS but you can be sure that this is only the beginning.
Apple has released “Security Update 2011-003” to deal with the issue, and less than eight hours later, Mac Defender was updated to bypass it. Let the game begin.
You’ve got the user base so now you’re a target. Welcome to our world, bitches.
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ReplyDeleteZak,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip. I have been considering implementing Ad-Sense for some time now and will probably do so soon. :)
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