![]() ![]() They don’t actually exist outside the lab. Of those, four are proof-of-concept programs written by security experts to study exploits. Symantec lists a whacking total of 13 known pieces of Mac OS X targeted malware out 9000+ listed. That is the lowest level of infection Symantec can set and as a practical matter translates into zero infected machines. Scanning for only two pieces of malware seems paltry by PC standards but looking up OSX.RSPlug and OSX.Iservice on Symantec’s threat list reveals that both are classified as having a known level of infected computers of 0-49 and known infected sites of 0-2. The article describes the two pieces of malware that Snow Leopard starts out scanning for: OSX.RSPlug and OSX.Iservice. Secondly, there are really only two pieces of active Mac OS X malware. More malware definitions can be added in the future. Why would Apple bother to create a system that only scans for two pieces of malware? Well, firstly, the system is designed to automatically update using Mac OS X’s software update feature. WELL, MAYBE I’LL WAIT A BIT: I mentioned Snow Leopard’s malware protection earlier, but this says it only scans for two trojans.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |