[Swordmaker]

"This proof of concept was fixed in Tuesday's Mac OS X 10.4.7 update," the representative said, referring to the ability for the exploit code to run.

Another "Proof of Concept" for an already patched flaw...

Earlier this year, Finisterre created the Inqtana worm, which targets Mac OS X and spreads using an 8-month-old vulnerability in Apple's Bluetooth software.

Finisterre is really quite good at exploiting flaws... after Apple points them out and has patched them. The Bluetooth flaw was fixed MONTHS before Finesterre claimed to find it. . .

[Swordmaker]

It's FUD Season... it never fails, weeks before Apple is scheduled for major announcements, the tech press spews forth everything it can find to spread Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt about Apple products. Favorite among the FUD options is the "Macs are no more secure than Windows" FUD in which proofs of concept demonstrations are equated with viruses running rampant in the wild, infecting Macs left and right and probably up and down... contrary to fact.

PING!

What's the fix for this? Upgrade to OS X.4.7...

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