Hoax, Trojan Horse, Or First Mac OS X Virus?

Mac malware. It had to happen, sooner or later. Looks like it’s sooner. Mac news sites report the first signs of a credible trojan horse threat for Mac OS X Tiger.

“OSX/Leap A” has arrived, ready to infect virgin Macs world wide. Are we prepared for the latest malware, trojan horses, and viruses?

Probably not, though this latest threat appears real, it is NOT a virus.

Sophos, the computer security company best known for “crying wolf” to Mac users, has named this.... (excerpted).

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