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Two new Mac malware concerns: Tsunami and DevilRobber

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Nov 1st, 2011)

As reported yesterday by Computerworld, there are two malware threats for OS X to concern yourself with (temporarily). The first, Tsunami, isn't much of a threat yet. The other, DevilRobber, may be slowing your Mac down as we speak. Here's more info on each of them. Tsunami Basically a ...

iPhone 101: Disable Siri with iPhone passcode to prevent unauthorized use

by Steven Sande (Oct 20th, 2011)

Welcome to iPhone 101, the series that explains the basics of iPhone operation. This time, it's making sure Siri doesn't let anyone use your locked iPhone. Almost immediately after the release of the iPhone 4S, TUAW started receiving emails from readers who noticed that even when they had a ...

New trojan MusMinim-A written for Mac OS X

by Dana Franklin (Feb 28th, 2011)

On Saturday, information security firm Sophos reported a new "backdoor Trojan" designed to allow remote operations and password "phishing" on systems running Mac OS X. The author of the Trojan refers to his or her work as "BlackHole RAT" and claims the malware is still in beta. Indeed, Sophos, ...

Sophos releases free Mac anti-virus package

by Richard Gaywood (Nov 2nd, 2010)

Security company Sophos has today released a free Home Edition of its Mac virus scanner suite. This is a timely move by Sophos to get an early foothold in what could become a significant market for aftermarket OS X security tools. While it's true that Macs have, until now, enjoyed a relatively ...

Sophos video shows Mac trojan caught in the act

by Michael Rose (Mar 26th, 2009)

Apple Mac malware: Caught on camera from Sophos Labs on Vimeo. It's not every day that you can watch Mac malware in action, but the team at Sophos Labs has put together the demonstration video above; it shows a malicious installer downloaded from a site pretending to serve up an HD video ...

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