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More security problems bite Apple
It seems there is another security "flaw" in Apple's OSX operating system according to the BBC. The new security bug can be exploited via a malicious website. Initially it was thought that the flaw only affected .zip files, but now it may affect any type of file. Earlier this week Apple reported there was three other viri which can infect thie OS. That virus is called "Inqtana" and is spread via bluetooth. The current security bug does not make the avgerage user too vulnerable according to the BBC as the bug has only been exploited as "proof of concept."
Experts have uncovered a serious security bug in the way Apple software handles downloaded files. Although no attackers were known to be exploiting the bug, experts said it was easy to write code to take advantage of the flaw. The risk to users from the virus is almost non-existent because the variants are only proof-of-concept bugs and none have been released to the wild.
Posted by | Wed, Feb 22, 2006 - 06:10 AM
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