[X4U] Mac Trojan?

[Richard Gilmore]

Are PPC viruses a threat to the Intel Macs? I'm assuming they'll have to be
recompiled?


On 16/2/06 4:09 PM, "Vince Lewis" <vplewis at mac.com> wrote:

> 
> On Feb 16, 2006, at 1:01 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> 
>>> http://www.intego.com/news/pr76.asp points to a press release about a
>>> Mac-specific Trojan.  Supposedly spreads through iChat.  Does this
>>> mean the Mac can now get 30% marketshare and take over the business
>>> sector?  Or is it just another bust?  I have to admit that spreading
>>> through iChat is a very adroit solution to the problem of spreading.
>> 
>> Well, since it's a Trojan, it requires the victim to type in the admin
>> password for the system.
>> 
>> BTW, what's iChat?  Is that the IM client that ships with Mac OS X?
>> 
>> Zane
> 
> Here's some more info.
> 
> <http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/leap_a.shtml>
> 
> ciao,
> Vince
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