The installer won't even fire up unless you have 10.5.6 installed...

...from a security firm or just remove the startup item? I wonder what would I do.

..."Update definitions from a security firm or just remove the startup item? I wonder what would I do."

I would download iWork 09 from Apple instead of some bit torrent site. After all, it is a full, un-crippled version, and it will work for 30 days. If I like it that much, it will cost me very little to remove the 30-day limitation.

Maybe one should be downloading pirated software? I haven't had any trouble getting the trial version from Apple, their server seems fast enough. So if the advantage isn't speed, then it is just theft. As they say, if it is too good to be true...

Maybe one should NOT be downloading pirated software? I haven't had any trouble getting the trial version from Apple, their server seems fast enough. So if the advantage isn't speed, then it is just theft. As they say, if it is too good to be true...

I can't say I feel sorry for anyone hit by this. There's no legitimate reason to download a pirated copy when there is a fully-functional demo available on Apple's site.

you might as well box up your computer and send it to a botnet. You could build the best security paradigm ever and yet there will always be some stupid user that will defeat themselves.

Thousands upon thousands of people have downloaded iWork '09 which requires no serial or registration code to work and no one has reported a problem - well, except for a desperate software company that relies on frightening the Mac community. In all my years as a Mac user I've never seen a virus, trojan or worm on any of hundreds of machines I own, use or have access to - all of which participate on the web in every form. I say it is hooey.

The installer won't even fire up unless you have 10.5.6 installed..

Yes, but this is the hacked installer, which will probably fire up on any machine with 10.5.1, install the trojan, then finally hit the complaint about 10.5.6 not being installed.

These sort of threats DO exist. While it requires someone to do something bad, writing a trojan program on a mac is pretty trivial. The user thinks they are getting iWork because that's what they are told. Since they are installing software, asking for an admin password is expected. However, once you key in that password, all bets are off and ANYTHING could be installed.

This is the sole reason that anti-virus software would be legit to have on your machine. If it catches these things, it will protect you against getting screwed.