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Trojan Horse Threatens Macintosh Security

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:06:40 -0400

Drag a Horse to Water -- but keep him off your Mac:
Major computer security service providers announced today the second major Trojan Horse to hit Apple's Mac OS X -- a computing platform often cited as invulnerable to the types of attacks that plague Microsoft's Windows operating System.

Unlike the previous Trojan that raised Mac users' heartbeats and caused en masse cries of "I told you so" from Windows users, the threat never materialized and the Trojan was never seen on computers in the wild.

Not so with Astht (aka Hovdy), said a senior manager at Symantec, the makers of Norton Antivirus for Macintosh. In a quote reported by IT News, the official stated Astht is indeed in the wild. Later, however, another Symantec senior staffer admitted that no known exploits have actually yet occurred.

While most security experts acknowledge the threat level is low and, along with the fact that the source code for Astht is also in the wild (along with templates hackers use to create variants of the Trojan), it is very likely an official security patch from Apple will be forthcoming, thereby eliminating the threat.

iFAQ's are Back!

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:27 -0400

In this issue of iFAQ's:

LA MACTECH Goes Bi
WWDC and Me
Apple Update Makes Leopard Purr
Leopard Redux

That's Hot!:

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WWDC and Me:

With all bets down and the odds even, the customer wins:
Breaking with tradition, Mac rumor sites scored big during this past Monday's World Wide Developer's Conference (WWDC), held in San Francisco. Analysts and Apple Fanboys alike trumped the über-secretive Apple machine with on-target predictions that fueled iPhone 2.0 frenzy.

From the Tech Beat to Wall Street, and with the cat all but out-of-the-bag, Apple's visionary leader still inspired and delighted the crowd. Minor leaks from AT&T, and other telecoms, did not spoil the party.

Coming Soon: The Leopard Logs (Part 1)

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:00:17 -0500

A How To on how to prepare for your Leopard upgrade.

For current Leopard troubleshooting information click here.

Apple Lets the Cat Out of the Bag

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:00:28 -0400

The next major upgrade to Apple's Mac OS X came this Friday when Apple released Leopard with more than 300 improvements to Mac OS X. But should you leap to Leopard or wait to upgrade?

An Apple a Day Helps Keep the Viruses Away?

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:14:16 -0400

How to protect your Mac from viruses and how, and what, to backup.

True iPhone Confessions

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:35:48 -0400

Techmuscle's first look at the Apple iPhone with Tips and Tricks.

Wait To Update to 10.4.10

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:48:28 -0400

Some worms in the Apple make waiting to update to Mac OS 10.4.10 a good idea.

Apple Releases Tiger Update 10.4.10

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:20:32 -0400

New Apple update adds new features to Mac OS X.

Tiger Update Adds Security and Squashes Bugs

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:33:32 -0400

Tiger system update adds new security features to Mac OS X.