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Mac attack….
The Red Ferret Journal - gadgets, cool sites, freeware and tech trivia — Macattack Mac targeted by Trojan ? Mmm it looks as though the Apple ecosphere is joining the ranks of we mere mortals. It s a shame, but inevitable really. See also here . Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple’s Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an attacker’s choice, and a hacker tool for creating backdoors, according to security vendors. The Trojan called ‘OSX.RSPlug.D’ by Intego, the Mac security specialist that discovered the threat is a variant on an older piece of malicious code but with a new installer, Intego said.

Giz Explains: Why OS X Shrugs Off Viruses Off Better Than Windows [Giz Explains]
Gizmodo — ... . The main applications folder is relatively unprotected, and any running app can write to it and most of what's inside. Coupled with OS X's app-bundling architecture, this makes it easier to replace program executables or sneak in a piggybacking one. Even then, however, the malware would need to elicit elevated permissions to do any hardcore damage to the core OS; it could, unfortunately, nuke your relatively unprotected Home folder though. Another point of vulnerability, or at least a pain point, according to Mac Forensics Lab, is OS X's centralized address book, which also ...

Giz Explains: Why OS X Shrugs Off Viruses Better Than Windows [Giz Explains]
Gizmodo — ... . The main applications folder is relatively unprotected, and any running app can write to it and most of what's inside. Coupled with OS X's app-bundling architecture, this makes it easier to replace program executables or sneak in a piggybacking one. Even then, however, the malware would need to elicit elevated permissions to do any hardcore damage to the core OS; it could, unfortunately, nuke your relatively unprotected Home folder though. Another point of vulnerability, or at least a pain point, according to Mac Forensics Lab, is OS X's centralized address book, which also ...