Report I saw today about another java(?) exploit spread within .doc files, with the aim of infecting Macs.
It was on both TUAW and Apple insider. Russell Sent from a device of sorts. @drbrown1970 On 17 Apr 2012, at 17:04, Toby Leighton <[email protected]> wrote: IMHO its a matter of time before similar exploits arise in Flash/PDF files, as I think there have been mac PDF exploits in the past. It is quite common in the windows world for malware/trojans to exploit flaws in out of date adobe plugins, but luckily so much so that adobe plugins tend to hassle you quite frequently about keeping up to date nowadays, and on macs built in preview does a great job making adobe reader only necessary if you really need it. It feels like the mac platform has now reached suitable sized market penetration level and the day that security people have been saying is around the corner for years is nearly here. I dont think its a situation where every mac needs an antivirus program urgently, but do I think the days of carefree web browsing and freebie program/plugin experimentation are over. Be careful out there, install updates when they are available, and remove any old apps that you don't use. On 16 April 2012 16:44, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote: > There's always a chance that there's an undiscovered security flaw in OS > X, it's just much less likely that someone would put the time into finding > it than WIndows. The FlashBack trojan used a flaw in Java but did install a > Mac specfic program, so they've obviously put some time into the > development. > > Most likely the mac malware was ready to go waiting for a security flaw to > be found, in this case with Java. > > Regards > > Sam > MacAmbulance > > Providing affordable Apple & PC services > > Sam Mullen > 07747 778022 > http://www.macambulance.co.uk > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
