Mac Virus? Let's Settle This Thing!

[WalksWithChrist]

Ok. Here it is! The official place to post links to Mac virii (also known as "viruses!" hey, a group of cactus is known as cacti...lol).
Proof of concept, rumors, etc need not post! I'm looking for "real" viruses (heh heh) that have actually hit a Mac and had some sort of effect. "In the wild" is what we're aiming for here.

 

[macrohard]

Oh, okay...

Here's one:

But seriously, Apple has a real problem when it comes to dealing with the security community at large.

http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/468

They do have an attitude at Apple that consumers of their products should be aware of.....

 

[skylar]

Ok there all alot of places to get them! But im not sure if anyone is going to help you. Maybe you should learn how to make your own.

 

[Les Grands Pieds]

Ok there all alot of places to get them! But im not sure if anyone is going to help you. Maybe you should learn how to make your own.

good luck with that. many have tried, no one has actually succeded.

 

[skylar]

No one has succeded at what making there own virius? I have made my own. Its really not that hard?

 

[Quantos]

For the current Version of the OS or any Version ?

 

[Les Grands Pieds]

For the current Version of the OS or any Version ?

for the current OS. 10.4.9.
I think if it were that easy to do, somebody would have done it by now just for the bragging rights.

 

[WalksWithChrist]

Oh, okay...

Here's one:

But seriously, Apple has a real problem when it comes to dealing with the security community at large.

http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/468

They do have an attitude at Apple that consumers of their products should be aware of.....

I'm talking about virii, not hacking attempts. Different animal...but not totally unrelated!
I've seen many articles like that.

good luck with that. many have tried, no one has actually succeded.

That's what I keep hearing, hence the thread.

No one has succeded at what making there own virius? I have made my own. Its really not that hard?

You've made your own virus that infects Macintosh computers?

For the current Version of the OS or any Version ?

For the purpose of this thread, OS X.

 

[Psalms34]

If a tree falls in the forest when no one is around, does it make a sound?

Well, at least the tree exists, which is more than I can say for a real Mac or Linux virus.
Oh wait, but "no one uses Mac or Linux so there is no point of makin a virus!" riiiight...

 

[WalksWithChrist]

If a tree falls in the forest when no one is around, does it make a sound?

Well, at least the tree exists, which is more than I can say for a real Mac or Linux virus.
Oh wait, but "no one uses Mac or Linux so there is no point of makin a virus!" riiiight...

What I'd like is just some actual accounts of people running Macs experiencing any type of virus infection. Even a news report of same would suffice!

 

[JeffreyLloyd]

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[WalksWithChrist]

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[WalksWithChrist]

*taps foot*

 

[65days]

been running a mac for a few years now and never had any sort of virus, spyware, etc all that crap you get on windoze.
apples software updater keeps check of it all too

 

[wiggsfly]

http://www.macvirus.org/

http://www.securemac.com/

http://macscan.securemac.com/

They are out there, just not as prevelent as the Windows machines.

 

[WalksWithChrist]

http://www.macvirus.org/

http://www.securemac.com/

http://macscan.securemac.com/

They are out there, just not as prevelent as the Windows machines.

Ok, let's break these down. The second two links aren't even about virii so those aren't relevant.

The first one has a total of four entries on the home page spanning the last three years. The first is a *Windows* virus that can hit users with Bootcamp and an iPod. The second listing has zero information about the virus. The third must be deliberately executed by the user. That one does count in my view. And the fouth talks about a vulnerability in the security of Widgets...not a virus unless I'm reading it wrong.

So that makes ONE pretty toothless virus! Compared to thousands upon thousands of Winders virii.

 

[Battie]

Hm, well, you probably already know this, but:

It would be pretty hard for a virus to wreak havoc on a Mac unless there were a particularly stupid user behind the keyboard, right? IIRC, OS X is similar to Linux in that root or superuser is kept completely separate from the normal user account. Unlike Windows, in which most people (including myself, I'll admit) run everything with administrator privileges, root is only invoked in special cases and requires a password. Unless a person ignores all warnings and logs in a root, there is very little a virus can do when it comes into a user account.

Do I have that about right?

 

[gazelleintense]

i've used macs for years. never had a virus.

 

[WalksWithChrist]

Hm, well, you probably already know this, but:

It would be pretty hard for a virus to wreak havoc on a Mac unless there were a particularly stupid user behind the keyboard, right? IIRC, OS X is similar to Linux in that root or superuser is kept completely separate from the normal user account. Unlike Windows, in which most people (including myself, I'll admit) run everything with administrator privileges, root is only invoked in special cases and requires a password. Unless a person ignores all warnings and logs in a root, there is very little a virus can do when it comes into a user account.

Do I have that about right?

Sounds right to me!

i've used macs for years. never had a virus.

Another satisfied customer. lol

 

[WalksWithLimp]

Not to sound too haughty (go figure!), but remember this fact:

There Are No OS X Viruses. None.

Every time a security/antivirus company points one out, it is always a failed prrof-of-concept item, and never something in the wild. Some examples require a user to do something, which does not fit the definition of a virus.

It is not security through obscurity. It's security through design.