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Interesting OS X Trojan DNS changer - bhaveshp - 05-14-2008
Found this via Macintouch http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/security/index.html#d14may2008. I don't think this is new, but nevertheless a sign of things to come.
As the F-secure site states, this is a social engineering trojan, fooling people into installing it on a false premise.
Description with screenshots: http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan_osx_dnschanger.shtml
Removal tool (haven't tried it):
http://www.dnschanger.com/
Re: Interesting OS X Trojan DNS changer - john-o - 05-14-2008
Wow, is that for real?? Pretty scary, as I can imagine thousands of people falling prey to that sort of thing...
Re: Interesting OS X Trojan DNS changer - cbelt3 - 05-14-2008
Real and incredibly common for Windows machines as well. Since most 'infected' sites are serving up pr0n, think of it as a social disease.
Re: Interesting OS X Trojan DNS changer - jdc - 05-14-2008
downloading and installing something you are not sure of is a great way to break any computer
you just gave it permission to enter your mac...
Re: Interesting OS X Trojan DNS changer - The UnDoug - 05-14-2008
Yeah, is there any way that any O.S. can really be immune to this type of thing?
I'm thinking not.
Re: Interesting OS X Trojan DNS changer - ztirffritz - 05-14-2008
The weakest link in any computer model is the part between the chair and the keyboard...
Re: Interesting OS X Trojan DNS changer - incognegro - 05-15-2008
Unlike on Windows, where it installs in the background without your password needed.