I read a recent article describing a new Trojan virus that’s designed to run on the Mac OS. It uses a default setting in the Finder Application to install. It searches the computer for information, and sends screen shots and data to a server and then deletes itself. The virus disguises itself as one of two downloadable zip files, either “Pictures and the Article of Renzin Dorjee.zip” or “FHM Feb Cover Girl Irina Shayk H-res Pics.zip”. Currently the virus is considered to be low risk, but it’s a good reminder that there are viruses specifically for Mac OS out there, and your computer may not be as immune as you think. Use caution in your downloading, especially if the application has an icon of a photo. For more details regarding this particular virus strain, here’s the original article. Safe surfing!
