Two new trojan horses threaten Mac software pirates
Mon, Jan 26th, 2009
Tens of thousands of users who've downloaded pirated versions of iWork '09 or Photoshop CS4 may have opened their Macs to remote attacks from malicious users.
iWork '09
Mac security software maker Intego discovered last week what it calls "OSX.Trojan.iServices.A" in pirated copies of Apple's iWork '09 making the rounds on BitTorrent file sharing networks. An additional package not found in retail copies of the iWork installer called "iWorkServices.pkg" is installed as a startup item with read/write/execute abilities with the pirated versions.
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Topics: Mac Software, New Software, Remote Server, Tens Of Thousands
