Post by unleashed on Oct 6, 2009 6:10:49 GMT -5
Solution includes a real-time Anti-Virus engine
F-Secure has launched the beta version of F-Secure Mac Protection, which protects against malware with minimal impact on the performance of the Macintosh.
The solution includes a real-time Anti-Virus engine that scans files when accessed, stopping malicious content from being executed, as well as an easy to use intuitive user interface.
F-Secure says there is increasing evidence of malware gangs that are interested in and prefer to target Macs, and plenty of Zlob codec trojans that will infect a Mac if given the chance.
F-Secure notes that in January, cracked yet fully working copies, of iWork 2009 were distributed on popular file sharing websites. Those seeking a free version of iWork 2009 also received a nasty surprise included with the installation package. Downloading and installing the pirated copy of the software installed a backdoor application called iWorkServ.A.
For installation of software on Mac OSX, users are required to supply their administrative password. Any malicious software must therefore provide some kind of social engineering pretext to trick the user into entering that password. In this case however, the user is already prepared to enter the password in order to install the free software. Additionally, the installation does provide functional software, giving the victim very little clue that his system has been compromised.