Macs don't get viruses!

First let me start out by saying that I'm actually writing this blog on a gorgeous Unibody MacBook, and that I find OS X to be superior to Windows Vista in many ways. Tomorrow though I could be updating from my PC running Windows 7 Beta saying that there are just some things you can't do on a mac like you can on a PC.

With that said, Macs have been hit heavily recently by a new bug known as OSX.Trojan.iServices.A found in pirated copies of iWork '09. Granted this isn't a "virus" persay, it's a Trojan Horse that connects to remote servers over the internet, so a malicious remote user will know that the program has been installed. The malicious user will be able to connect to the infected Mac and perform various actions; the Trojan horse may also download additional components to an infected Mac.

For a full explanation of the how, why and fix check out Macworld's article

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