TECH OMG Mac OS X malware!!

[TheWeasel]

Seriously, what's the big deal. Install an unknown application and give it your admin password and you call that malware? QuickBooks update a couple years ago erased all the files on your desktop. QuickBooks malware now?

Mac malware disables their drives, devalues their vintage T-shirts, & warms their PBRs.

http://www.macworld.com/article/159595/2011/05/macdefender_trojan_horse.html

 

[Raider007]

The fake antivirus software calls itself "MAC Defender," perhaps the first hint that it should not be trusted (Apple makes "Macs," not "MACs"). Those behind the malware used SEO poisoning to make links to the software show up at the top of search results in Google and other search engines. Clicking the links that show up in search results brings up a fake Windows screen that tells the user a virus has been "detected," another clue that something is fishy. JavaScript code then automatically downloads a zipped installer for MAC Defender.

If the "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option is turned on in Safari, the installer will be unzipped and run. Since the installer requires a user password, it won't install without user interaction. However, inexperienced users may be fooled into thinking the software is legitimate.

pretty lame...

 

[Xicculus]

I got hit with the MacProtector malware but removed it very quickly following the steps I found on this website - http://www.reedcorner.net/news.php/?p=138

Didn't take long to remove.

 

[Pitt]

never underestimate human stupidity

 

[LocoStrange]