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Security research company Intego on Monday issued a security alert about a new Trojan Horse called OSX.RSPlug.A that specifically targets Mac users. The Trojan is a form of DNSChanger that changes the Mac's Domain Name Server (DNS) address.
According to Intego, the Trojan has been found on several pornographic Web sites. When trying to view a movie, the user is told that "Quicktime Player is unable to play movie file. Please click here to download new version of codec."
When the user clicks the link a disk image (.dmg) is downloaded to the desktop. When the user installs the software, they are actually installing the Trojan, not a free video codec. The Trojan is installed with full root privileges, which means it has access to all files and commands on the system.
When the malicious DNS server is active, it hijacks some web requests, leading users to phishing web sites (for sites such as eBay, PayPal and some banks) or to web pages displaying ads for other pornographic web sites, according to Intego.
The Trojan also installs a root crontab which checks every minute to ensure that its DNS server is still active, the company said. Since changing a network location could change the DNS server, this cron job ensures that, in such a case, the malicious DNS server remains the active server.
Intego says that using Mac OS X 10.4, there is no way to see the changed DNS server in the operating system's interface. Under Mac OS X 10.5, this can be seen in the Advanced Network preferences; the added DNS servers are dimmed, and cannot be removed manually.
Intego has updated its virus definitions to remove the malicious code and prevent it from being installed.
Apple's web site has always been unique, one-of-a-kind. But their new design, which was launched yesterday, is a bit... disappointing.
Y'all know that I'm a big Apple fan (or Steve Jobs fan), so it's rare that you hear me call anything Apple-related "disappointing". But really, if you surf lots of design- or Apple- or Mac-related web sites on a regular basis, you would notice that the new Apple.com looks just like everybody else's web site. It no longer has that "wow" factor. It no longer makes me think, "man I wish my site looks like theirs" or "man I wish I know how to do what they did there".
So, how about your guys and girls? What do you think about Apple.com's new design?
Apple has been criticized by some environmental organizations for
not being a leader in removing toxic chemicals from its new products,
and for not aggressively or properly recycling its old products. Upon
investigating Apple’s current practices and progress towards these
goals, I was surprised to learn that in many cases Apple is ahead of,
or will soon be ahead of, most of its competitors in these areas.
Whatever other improvements we need to make, it is certainly clear that
we have failed to communicate the things that we are doing well.
It
is generally not Apple’s policy to trumpet our plans for the future; we
tend to talk about the things we have just accomplished. Unfortunately
this policy has left our customers, shareholders, employees and the
industry in the dark about Apple’s desires and plans to become greener.
Our stakeholders deserve and expect more from us, and they’re right to
do so. They want us to be a leader in this area, just as we are in the
other areas of our business. So today we’re changing our policy.
Now
I’d like to tell you what we are doing to remove toxic chemicals from
our new products, and to more aggressively recycle our old products.
Listed below are NEW and unopened Apple products. All of the products
listed below are covered by Apple's One-Year Limited Warranty. For
extended coverage, you have the option of purchasing the AppleCare
Protection Plan. AppleCare extends the complimentary coverage on your
sale priced Apple product to up to three years of world-class support.
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Not only can the new Intel-powered Macs use Microsoft Office*, it can
even run Windows XP/Vista** - making it the only computer you'll ever
need.
With software like Parallels Desktop or VMware, you can even run them side by side. And that is not it,
on a Mac, everything just works because a Mac ships with drivers for pretty much everything you're
probably already using. Oh, but there is one thing that doesn't work on a Mac - viruses, 114,000 of them.
“Kevin Garrad with the 3rd Infantry Division was patrolling the streets
of Iraq when he rounded a corner and went face to face with a
gun-toting insurance,” reports TG Daily. “Gun fire was exchanged and
Garrad was hit in the chest. The insurgent was killed. At point blank
range an AK-47 round is devastating and has a decent chance of passing
through the Interceptor body armor vests used by Army soldiers, but the
iPod apparently slowed the bullet enough to be stopped completely by
Garrad’s vest.”
I've always wanted to try Aperture out, but like Scott over at TUAW, I'm not exactly ready to pay USD299.00 for an app that I'm not sure I'd need. If you feel the same, here is a piece of good news for you : Apple is making a 30-day trial available for Aperture !
37signals is one of the companies that I love most (top spot belongs to my beloved Apple, of course). Their site and products are impressive, and these guys are smart and funny (read their blog).
They're also among the first, if not the first, who defined the web 2.0 design theme. Many sites and blogs have since adopted their site theme, which is elegant, easy to use and easy on the eyes.
That's why when I read this blog entry on TUAW, my first reaction was "WOW...well done guys !"
From TUAW :
37signals is
the company that brought the world Ruby on Rails, Basecamp, and a raft
of other Web 2.0 goodies. They did it all on Macs, and Apple has posted
a video profiling them and their Mac usage. Check it out, and remember that Macs help you innovate.
iPod shuffle
MacBook Pro
iPod nano
Macbook
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