I am sure I will be assaulted with plethora of emails pointing out that this does not execute any vulnerability to infect OSX machines. Truth is that the initial infection occurs through user interaction but the virus then propagates through the machine using the searchlight feature, and then sends a copy of itself via the aim and iChat buddy list. I feel confident that this is merely the first of such viruses to come for OSX I hope it isn't but it merely reinforces the fact that security through obscurity is not a valid defense. Users who believe they are protected because of their Operating System be they Apple, Linux or fully patched Windows systems still must use common sense when executing files from people they don't know and trust.




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