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Joji Hamada | October 31st, 2007
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Many Internet surfers learned a lesson whentheir computers were infected by visiting questionable Web sites. Thesesurfers began using Macs as most malware target the Windows operatingsystem. Well, soon enough, it may not matter which OS you are using.

According to Intego's press release,a Trojan horse has been found on several pornography sites that claimsto install a video codec required to view the content on Macs.

Symantec Security Response has also confirmed this, and added detection for the threat as OSX.RSPlug.A.It appears that the Mac is becoming popular enough that the "bad guys"think it is worth spending time and effort in developing malware forthe Mac OS. If we see a rise in Mac malware, then we will have toassume that there are profits to be made in...