Rob Pegoraro: The market for Mac malware
May 9, 2011
Are malware makers finally ready to pay Apple the ultimate compliment by writing viruses and trojans that target Mac OS X?
Sure - they already have. For the past few years, Mac trojans have been surfacing that will screw with your machine in various ways. But they all require assistance from the unwise or the unwary: You not only have to download and install one of these malicious programs, you also have to authorize its operation by typing your Mac’s admin password. And these phony applications are so rare and so obvious that Mac users can comfortably get by without running anti-virus software.
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