[Swordmaker]

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!

New Mac OSX Trojan Discovered... this trojan—Trojan.OSX. boonana.a & b—also has code which infects Windows (Trojan.Windows.boonana.a) and Linux (Trojan.Linux.boonana.a) machines. PING!

The rating on this trojan for OSX, Linux, and Windows is SEVERE! It includes a key logger, and reportedly seeks passwords and credit cards. The Windows version causes the infected the machine to join a spambot.

Currently, Apple OSX will not recognize this new Trojan as malware, as it is new and not in its malware definition files, but OSX WILL WARN YOU that you are downloading an application or applet from an untrusted website and that it does not have a valid certificate.

DO NOT CONTINUE!
... and certainly
DO NOT INSTALL IT!

Please! No Flame Wars!
Discuss Issues, Software, and Hardware.
Don't attack people!
Please Ignore the anti-Apple thread trolls!

Apple Security Warning Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[DollyCali]

well just DAMN

if true

we cant be as smug anymore can we?

nor as non diligent

JUST DAMN

[riri]

Bfl

[doyle]

SecureMac may have modified its analysis of this Trojan.

see: http://www.securemac.com/boonana-b-bulletin.php

[TheBattman]

What does this file mascarade as to get users to give permission to install? Is it primarily just for idiots who let every little randomly downloaded to their machines without their initiating the download, and despite warnings that it was downloaded from the internet, and not from a trusted site?

[rmlew]

Did you hear that Apple is discontinuing the XServe, rackable servers as of January 31?

This is giant "We're just not that in to you" to enterprise customers. The Mac Pro may work for mid-sized busnesses and the Mac mini will work with small businesses. But Apples foray into corporate America is over.