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06/09/2011
MacDefender Screenshots... So Here's What it Looks Like
Kevin R. Smith
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Joel Esler, one of the members of the Snort.org project has excellent coverage of MacDefender and its variants. It's from May, but I just came across it today, and it's so good it's worth sharing.
There have been a couple of different variations on the infection method that MacDefender uses, which I've shown in previous blog on MacDefender removal and on MacDefender spreading on Facebook.
Joel's wrap-up to the piece is great and worth reading. To paraphrase:
If you were walking down the Las Vegas strip, you'd know a conman from a mile away! When some huckster approaches you with his wares, you get leery--you know better than to deal with them.
Why?
You've educated yourself.
There have been a couple of different variations on the infection method that MacDefender uses, which I've shown in previous blog on MacDefender removal and on MacDefender spreading on Facebook.
Joel's wrap-up to the piece is great and worth reading. To paraphrase:
- Buy software from reputable places you go to
- Buying software from a popup window just isn't smart
- Educate yourself on what's out there and how to tell
If you were walking down the Las Vegas strip, you'd know a conman from a mile away! When some huckster approaches you with his wares, you get leery--you know better than to deal with them.
Why?
You've educated yourself.
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