Apple users hit by world’s first Mac OS X virus – silicon.com

Apple users hit by world’s first Mac OS X virus – Desktops – Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
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The Mac malware threat is real, say security experts

By Andy McCue

Published: Thursday 16 February 2006

The first virus to target Apple’s Mac OS X operating system has been discovered in the wild, according to security experts.

The virus, called Leap-A, was discovered by UK antivirus company Sophos and spreads via the iChat instant messaging system. It forwards itself as a file called latestpics.tgz to contacts on the infected users’ buddy list.

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