Since 0208 I have been on the interactive internet a lot on an Imac..(macintosh, with Tiger OS)
I have done 0 (zero) minutes and spent 0(zero) dollars of antivirus/antimalware in that time (9 months).
And had 0(zero) minutes infected or down because of a virus. None. Zilch.
No virus or infection or malware at all.
Right on Macs !
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/31/sinowal_trojan_heist/
"Only rarely do we come across crimeware that has been continually stealing and collecting personal information and payment card data, and compromising bank accounts as far back as 2006," RSA researchers wrote.
What's more, Sinowal has only managed to become more productive over time. In the past six months, it has compromised more than 100,000 accounts. Since February, the number of variants has spiked, from fewer than 25 per month to more than 70, according to RSA. The increase helps the malware evade detection by anti-virus programs.
In all, the trojan has infected at least 300,000 Windows machines and stolen 270,000 online banking account numbers and 240,000 credit and debit credentials.
"This particular trojan can get installed without even awareness of the end-user that they have agreed to anything or that anything has been installed," Sean Brady, manager of identity protection at RSA, said in an interview.
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It then hides itself on a computer's master boot record, making the infection extremely difficult to find. About the only remedy for victims fortunate enough to learn they are contaminated is to reformat their hard drive and reinstall their operating system.
i.e. windows has severe risks, built in throughout the operating system. and it keeps getting worse.
I have done 0 (zero) minutes and spent 0(zero) dollars of antivirus/antimalware in that time (9 months).
And had 0(zero) minutes infected or down because of a virus. None. Zilch.
No virus or infection or malware at all.
Right on Macs !
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/31/sinowal_trojan_heist/
"Only rarely do we come across crimeware that has been continually stealing and collecting personal information and payment card data, and compromising bank accounts as far back as 2006," RSA researchers wrote.
What's more, Sinowal has only managed to become more productive over time. In the past six months, it has compromised more than 100,000 accounts. Since February, the number of variants has spiked, from fewer than 25 per month to more than 70, according to RSA. The increase helps the malware evade detection by anti-virus programs.
In all, the trojan has infected at least 300,000 Windows machines and stolen 270,000 online banking account numbers and 240,000 credit and debit credentials.
"This particular trojan can get installed without even awareness of the end-user that they have agreed to anything or that anything has been installed," Sean Brady, manager of identity protection at RSA, said in an interview.
....
It then hides itself on a computer's master boot record, making the infection extremely difficult to find. About the only remedy for victims fortunate enough to learn they are contaminated is to reformat their hard drive and reinstall their operating system.
i.e. windows has severe risks, built in throughout the operating system. and it keeps getting worse.
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