Author Topic: Early alarms over new Mac malware (Read 2518 times)

Marc57 · « **on:** October 17, 2008, 09:09:33 AM »

Sunbelt Software chief executive Alex Eckelberry revealed that researchers at his company had uncovered a site advertising a product known as "MacGuard". The product claims to offer both spyware and antivirus protections as well as the ability to remove adware and block phishing attacks on OS X systems.

Though no downloadable software has been found on the site, Eckelberry is urging users to remain vigilant.

http://virusbuster.hu/en/viruslab/security_news/081017_fakeosx

As Stated, there's nothing on this site YET. This is just a heads-up to Mac users that something may be coming.

FreewheelinFrank · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2008, 09:39:02 AM »

Funny, the computer in the ad looks like a PC.

DavidR · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2008, 05:03:19 PM »

Not a very nice looking PC at that.

I suppose they were worried about getting sued by Apple for using a Mac image in an advert

.: Mac :. · « **Reply #3 on:** October 18, 2008, 03:42:25 AM »

Quote from: DavidR on October 17, 2008, 05:03:19 PM

Not a very nice looking PC at that.

I suppose they were worried about getting sued by Apple for using a Mac image in an advert

Good one

I've seen some of these rouge programs on people's machines before, just as with their windows counterparts they can be hard to remove. Luckily they are not nearly as widespread as their windows counterparts.

zone12 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2008, 04:47:45 AM »

I'd have to say this looks like an rouge just look at the picture doesnt it seem a little bit too....simple and dull?

Author Topic: Early alarms over new Mac malware (Read 2518 times)

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