12-02-2008, 07:31 PM
This doesn't surprise me. While I admit the *nix kernel that Mac OSX is built on is more secure than the kernel that windblows is built on, it isn't impervious. The growing share of Macs in the marketplace mean that they are now targeted. So apple is now urging Mac users to get virus protection applications as well.
A little BBC blurb on it http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7760344.stm
I've run into a few of the wild MacOS virus before, and once one gets out there the "script kiddies" will start to modify it for more uses.
One of those computing issues that come with actually having a large enough user base for the crooks to care about.
As a note, Linux users aren't completely immune either. There are proof of concept virii out there that aren't just viable if you are running WINE (or some other windows environment). But I've still not heard of a wild virii that affects Linux installs.
Again I'm not surprised by this, I figured it was just a matter of time.
A little BBC blurb on it http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7760344.stm
I've run into a few of the wild MacOS virus before, and once one gets out there the "script kiddies" will start to modify it for more uses.
One of those computing issues that come with actually having a large enough user base for the crooks to care about.
As a note, Linux users aren't completely immune either. There are proof of concept virii out there that aren't just viable if you are running WINE (or some other windows environment). But I've still not heard of a wild virii that affects Linux installs.
Again I'm not surprised by this, I figured it was just a matter of time.
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It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.
It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.