Adult video malicious software targeted Apple Mac users

Following the network security researchers pointed out that the false video decoder software harm, the Apple Mac users as soon as Internet browsing and adult content will be received from the malicious software to monitor the warning message. Sophos security experts said this week, four of Apple Computer as a result of the growing popularity, hackers are still concerned about the platform, Apple users could no longer believe that their computer is safe and will not be subject to viruses and other malicious software intrusions.

Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley said, "While it is for Mac OS X malware is far less than Windows, but this does not mean to buy the new MacBook will have a computer security without being infected. A lot of Mac users has not only just open the issue. "Cluley released mainly from recently to comment on the new Trojan virus Jahlav out, Sophos and ParetoLogic researchers, such as that of the virus through the web site on the spread of adult video. Mac users require the site to download a special video codec to see the site's content, but which contain malicious software.

Cluley believes that "Today, hackers are increasingly using social engineering techniques, for example, tell users need to download some plug-ins installed on the Mac computer in order to watch the relevant video, to disguise their attempts to control other people's computers. Some Mac users may think that a computer in their own adult content browser is safe, but they are wrong. "malicious software such video decoder not only for Apple Mac users, Windows users there are similar risk. Some kind of trap sites and even specific to different users with different operating system for malicious software.

Once the Trojan horse Jahlav such as virus downloaded to a personal computer, the hacker could be used to control the user's operating system. Infected zombie computer networks will be such as to release a number of cloud services for the online or the denial of service attacks or send spam.

Apple has not made comments on this, but while Apple's OS X platform for its virus protection incident to remain silent, the company also recently launched website of the snow leopard version of the operating system to give an evaluation of safety performance. Its Web site's official comment is, "Mac's design includes a built-in security protection technology, in order to prevent malicious software and security threats. And then, no system is full of viruses and other malicious operation of immunity."