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What can anyone tell me about this trojan ?
What symptoms if any might someone notice ?
What in simple terms can be done to discover and remove it if found ?
grasshopper
Discussion is locked
Read http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1774397&tstart=0
So can you answer one question? Here it is -> Why would you install this?
Bob
If it was mis-represented as some update or bit of software needed to view a video, a free download, one might not know that they WERE installing it. Not having the skills to evaluate such offerings is the lot of about half of we who seek to be entertained. Case in point, a friend found a message on a facebook "wall"posting with such a link. Mis-identified (phishing-style) as something worth seeing. If we who know little already knew all the issues in advance, why would we need to come to seek wisdom at the feet of the wizards of code who know much? Thanks for the link.
grasshopper
The social engineered trojan is something of a mystery how to stop people from installing such. I wonder if someday we'll be reduced to game machines where you can only use games or what they allow rather than writing our own applications.
So the lesson is simple. Don't install anything without researching where its coming from.
Bob
says they are giving away a free download to combat the issue but then on another page are offering it for $29.99.
Bait and switch, ya think ?
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