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Report: iOS app has accidental malware, but not a threat to users

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:04:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1367900243_SimplyGames-SimplyFindIt-malware-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />inside an iOS app, but the code has turned out to be harmless. The app in question is called OS X-based malware it called "Pintsized" that uses a modified version of OpenSSH to potentially set up a remote connection into Mac accounts, whereu...]]>

Report: new Mac malware hides as fake software installer

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:50:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355295969_Malware-VKM-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />warning about a new malware threat for the Mac, which masquerades as an installer for various types of software. Doctor We...]]>

Cross-platform 'Crisis' malware hits Windows, OS X, VMWare

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:29:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/Apple-Lion-security-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kaspersky Lab have released a description of a new malware delivery platform capable of spreading itself and its payload to Windows, Mac OS X, VMWare virtual machines, and Windows Mobile devices. The "Crisis" trojan is capable of i...]]>

SMS spam malware app pulled from App Store, Google Play

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:29:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1341523885_damnrussians.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Loop. The app, Find and Call, was identified as a trojan on Thursday by security firm Kaspersky. Users who downloaded the title would have their address books surreptitiously uploaded to a remote server, which would then spam text messages purported to be from the user to conta...]]>

Android malware strikes again, this time via hacked sites

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:05:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/android-malware-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /> Anti-malware makers

Fake 'Flash installer' Trojan tries to obtain personal info

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:35:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1110/Apple-Mac-Security-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /> Another

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:10:00 GMT