Many people thought the Mac was invulnerable. That's never been true, but the low number of viruses and attack attempts has made it feel true.
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They're gaining increased interest from the virus (writing) community. And as these devices become more pervasive, they become a bigger target.Craig Schmugar
You talk to a Windows user about the dangers of clicking on the wrong attachments, and they know you're talking about a virus. But there's something about the Mac community.... They don't want to admit when something bad is threatening them.
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McAfee does not endorse, at this time, third-party patches.
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Given recent activity, McAfee AVERT Labs forecasts that attackers may attempt to test the viability of exploiting this vulnerability en masse, by producing a reconnaissance Trojan to identify a vulnerable user base. Exploit source code with a payload has been published. Now, the message is 'welcome to zero-day vulnerability land for many Mac OS X users' Only, Mac OS X users are less prepared, less aware and mitigation tools are less evolved.
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