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To: Swordmaker
According to Symantec, OSX.Macarena, isn't designed to infect PowerPC Mach-O binaries, nor Universal binaries, those meant to run on both the PowerPC and Intel Mac platforms.

Then what exactly is infected???

18 posted on 11/05/2006 3:56:08 PM PST by TheBattman (I've got TWO QUESTIONS for you....)
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To: TheBattman
Then what exactly is infected???

Apparently only system files for OS X Intel which are neither PowerPC nor Universal.

Interestingly, since it can only infect files in the same folder where it's located, then it has to be installed in a SYSTEM folder where the vulnerable files are located... which would require ROOT level permissions to do. One more reason this cannot spread.

20 posted on 11/05/2006 10:13:58 PM PST by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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