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Old June 27th, 2008, 12:40 AM
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I just thought I'd bring a couple of new Trojans to the attention of the MacOSX.com community. http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001461.html

Backdoor.Mac.Hovdy.a apparently isn't in the wild yet, but the source code for it is circulating, meaning it is only a matter of time. Being a trojan, it still requires user intervention or social engineering to spread.

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PokerStealer.A heavily relies on social engineering. It comes with the filename PokerGame.app (180Kb), sounds interesting, right? ... However, once executed, it will prompt the user for a password.
I'd just like to remind the forums that we aren't immune to social engineering, and a good deal of common sense, along with a suspicion of any app from an unknown source, will save you a lot of trouble.
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