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MacDailyNews got comments from the infected software site, which provides software to download Torrents to OS X Macs. If you have not downloaded this software you are safe. Here is what MacDailyNews learned:

MacDailyNews Note: Transmission’s website (https://www.transmissionbt.com) states:

Everyone running 2.90 on OS X should immediately upgrade to and run 2.92, as they may have downloaded a malware-infected file. This new version will make sure that the “OSX.KeRanger.A” ransomware ( more information available here) is correctly removed from your computer.

Users of 2.91 should also immediately upgrade to and run 2.92. Even though 2.91 was never infected, it did not automatically remove the malware-infected file.

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[soycd]

Social engineering requires social idiots of which there are plenty.

[Swordmaker]

If you are a user of Torrents on Apple Mac OS X, you may be susceptible to a new OS X RansomWare that is hitting such users this weekend. It encrypts your Mac's data and then the crooks demand payment in hundreds of dollars in bitcoins to provide you the key to decipher your data. Be certain you have a viable TimeMachine backup to avoid having to pay to get your personal data back. This only hits people who are using Transmission's software version 2.90 which has become infected with a Trojan that will encrypt your data three days after download and installation. There is a newer version 2.91 that is not infected, but it does not remove the malware. 2.92 is newer even yet and will remove the malicious files. If you are a user of Torrent and use this software UPDATE immediately! — PING!

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