Friday, June 18, 2010

Mac OS X 10.6.4 includes 'secret' malware protection update

From my bookmarks:

Apple has very quietly improved malware protection with Tuesday's Mac OS X 10.6.4 update, says a senior technology consultant at security firm Sophos. Examining an updated XProtect.plist file, the consultant notes that the code detects "HellRTS," a Trojan threat also known as OSX/Pinhead-B. The malware masquerades as a copy of iPhoto, and can potentially be used to force a Mac to send spam, take ...
And this:
Freddie Mac today announced that servicers may grant forbearances on a case-by-case basis to borrowers with Freddie Mac-owned mortgages secured by single family homes that contain problem drywall. Â Freddie Mac is one of the nation's largest investors in residential mortgages.
As well as:
Filed under: Downloads , Mac The folks at Valve decided to take an E3 2010 break this week from releasing new Mac games for its Steam PC game download service. However that will change next week as Valve updates us that the Mac version of their multiplayer shooter Counter-Strike: Source will be released by then. The Source Engine port of the hugely successful team-based game is of course a ... original. Homepage of shoks5smoney

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