Mac-based security software company, Intego, is warning that a Trojan horse targeting Macs is actively out in the wild and that at least 20,000 users have already downloaded (although not necessarily installed) infected software. The Trojan horse has the name OSX.Trojan.iServices.A and it is piggybacking on pirated copies of Apple’s new iWork ’09, which users are downloading via BitTorrent. The Mac OS, which is at least partially based on BSD UNIX, is typically regarded as a relatively safe haven from malware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mac-based security software company, Intego, is warning that a Trojan horse targeting Macs is actively out in the wild and that at least 20,000 users have already downloaded (although not necessarily installed) infected software. The Trojan horse has the name OSX.Trojan.iServices.A and it is piggybacking on pirated copies of Apple’s new iWork ’09, which users are downloading via BitTorrent. The Mac OS, which is at least partially based on BSD UNIX, is typically regarded as a relatively safe haven from malware. Continue reading