Graham Cluley of the Sophos security firm has written about a hidden change in Mac OS X 10.6.4 that is not mentioned in its release notes. Specifically, Apple included an update to the malware protection built into Mac OS X to protect against a backdoor Trojan the Cupertino-based Mac-maker identifies as "HellRTS".
Sophos has been tracking the same trojan since April as OSX/Pinhead-B. ... [ read the full article ]
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"There's a lot less malicious software for Mac computers than Windows PCs, of course, but the fact that so many Mac owners don't take security seriously enough, and haven't bothered installing an anti-virus, might mean they are a soft target for hackers in the future," Cluley writes.
When Apple commercials tell people that Macs cannot get viruses, people don't install virus scanners! Any system can get a virus...even linux has some viruses.
Yeah being virus/maleware proof has been a big selling point over the years. I'm suprised it took them this long to come after Apple but NOTHING is virus proof...
To be honest, I prefer Apple NOT telling the public about an update until after it's released. Otherwise you have stuff like Microfail did last week... a big security hole in Windows XP found so they publish the hole on their site...BUT NO FIX!!!! Regardless of who "leaked" the security risk, anybody using a Windows XP machine is at risk, thanks to someone who fumbled the issue. (Exploit City, here we come!). Way to go Apple for doing it right! :)
