kronas
10-04-2004, 02:01
a trojan disguised as an mp3 is roaming in the world of file sharing, although it does not do any harm as yet to any systems.......
An Intego researcher said that exploit works by embedding a file with code written for Carbon, the OS X component that allows older programs to be updated to run natively in the new operating system. OS X's Finder application, which associates file types with appropriate applications, doesn't see the Carbon code and launches the malicious file.
source: CNET http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/gr/prtnr/rss_logo.gif
http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-5189335.html?tag=nefd.top
An Intego researcher said that exploit works by embedding a file with code written for Carbon, the OS X component that allows older programs to be updated to run natively in the new operating system. OS X's Finder application, which associates file types with appropriate applications, doesn't see the Carbon code and launches the malicious file.
source: CNET http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/gr/prtnr/rss_logo.gif
http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-5189335.html?tag=nefd.top