New computer virus came out Saturday.

[Detlev Rackow]

What's a computer virus ??

Something like this:

http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/osxrspluga.html

OSX/RSPlug-A modifies the computer's network settings.

OSX/RSPlug-A changes the computer's DNS server settings, potentially causing the user's web traffic to be redirected to malicious sites.

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This one did not use some big lingerin bug in the operating system. It spread via websites delivering free porn. If You surfed the site with a Mac, a popup appeared to inform you that you needed a new codec to view certain videos on this site. If you agreed, yut installed not a codec, but the virus. This approach works on any operating system, I assume

There are only few viruses for MacOS - however, that's not because it can't be done. It just pays out better to address Windows, because the number of targets is still about 20x as large.

I guess that with Apple's rising market share, it will be just 1-2 years before the use of a virus scanner for a Mac is strongly advised.

This is my professional estimate - I am the security administrator for the llocal government of Hannover, germany, an institution with appx. 6,000 computers.

Regards,

Detlev