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The inevitable has happened. For the first time, two
worms have reared their heads out of Apple Mac, an operating
system that was considered to be virus-proof otherwise.
While the first worm named, OSX/Leap-A or OSX/Oompa-A
spreads via instant messaging systems, the second one,
OSX/Inqtana-A finds its way through a Bluetooth vulnerability.
Leap-A spreads using iChat instant messaging system,
sending itself to available contacts on the infected
user’s buddy list in a file called latestpics.tgz.
Once launched, it can damage software applications and
the operating system itself.
The second worm, OSX/Inqtana-A, tries to spread from
one infected system to others using a Bluetooth OBEX
Push vulnerability named, CAN-2005-1333. However ‘Inqtana.A’
has not been found in the wild so far. It works through
a Bluetooth library that’s locked into a specific
Bluetooth address. First time analysis identifies this
one to be a relatively low threat.
“There are two major reasons why Apple didn’t
have any virus so far. One, its usage is very low compared
to Windows OS. Two, its predominant users are graphic
designers, not programmers, who are far too unlikely
to write a malicious code. Now, these threats are not
grave, per se. But it must come as an eye-opener to
Apple Mac users that their computers too can be targeted
by malware writers”, views Aneesh Paliwal, a Security
Analyst, MicroWorld Technologies.
MicroWorld
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