Hmmm, first virus for OS X

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	Hmmm, first virus for OS X
	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4723390.stm "It travels in a file called "latestpics.tgz" and only version 10.4 of OS X is vulnerable to it." Apparently, from what I can figure out, it's really just a shell script (think Terminal) with the picture of a JPEG icon file pasted onto it. -.-;;; And it's not the first of it's kind; there's been other such things, including Opener noted here. Tags: apple, osx, virus

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	From: andr00	Date: February 18th, 2006 11:25 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Not a shell script - it's a binary. It also does a kind of file infection too.

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	From: ibneko	Date: February 19th, 2006 07:32 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Ah, okay..

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From: luigichan	Date: February 19th, 2006 06:15 pm (UTC)		(Link)

the idea that it's a dildo from japan makes me happy. =D
you think the airport workers will say anything about it as it's going through that scanner thing?

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	From: ibneko	Date: February 19th, 2006 07:30 pm (UTC)		(Link)

^^;;; you're so silly.

Nah. Trust me, they won't~

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