<p>Section: <a href=”http://www.appletell.com/apple/archives/category/computers/”>Macintosh / Apple Hardware</a>, <a href=”http://www.appletell.com/apple/archives/category/security/”>Security</a>, <a href=”http://www.appletell.com/apple/archives/category/applications/”>Mac Software</a>, <a href=”http://www.appletell.com/apple/archives/category/Utilities/”>System Utilities</a>, <a href=”http://www.appletell.com/apple/archives/category/operating-systems/”>Operating Systems</a>, <a href=”http://www.appletell.com/apple/archives/category/os-x/”>Mac OS X</a>, <a href=”http://www.appletell.com/apple/archives/category/leopard/”>Snow Leopard</a></p><p><img src=”http://admintell.napco.com/ee/images/uploads/appletell/boonanaicon.png” title=”" alt=”Boonana Icon” width=”256″ height=”256″ align=”fair” />“Is this you in this video?” is an all also common inquiry we can find on social networks nowadays. However, fresh data from SecureMac says that when you see this and a link to a video, it’s highly likely that it’s a virus. This trojan—trojan.osx.boonana.a—is commonly spread through this kind of message on social networking sites, and is capable of affecting many versions of Mac OS X, including Snow Leopard. When run, the installer modifies system files to bypass the demand for passwords. That doesn’t sound fun to me.</p>
<p>“This is a sobering reminder that hackers are turning their efforts toward Mac OS X as Apple’s marketshare grows, and users should be vigilant in protecting their computers and taking precautions when surfing the web,” said Nicholas Ptacek, a security researcher at SecureMac.</p>
<p>Worried you might have this trojan? SecureMac has a <a href=”http://www.securemac.com/”>autonomous of charge removal tool</a> available on their website or via <a href=”http://macscan.securemac.com/files/BTRT.dmg”>this administer download</a>. Desire to avoid getting it? For one, don’t click any stupid links in social networks. However, since the trojan initially runs as a Java applet, turning off Java in your browser will protect you as well.
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