A Mac OS-X crimeware kit is now available to griefers
They've been available for Windows platforms for several years now, so it was kind of inevitable that one would eventually be made for OS-X. It basically makes it easy for griefers to make trojans, presumably for botnet and similar things. It runs on Windows but has the option of generating binaries for OS-X. And here's some more joy: ""The kit is being sold under the name Weyland-Yutani BOT and it is the first of its kind to hit the Mac OS platform. Basically it's a GUI point & click interface to create payloads that are script kiddie friendly.
Apparently, a dedicated iPad and Linux release are under preparation as well. The Weyland-Yutani BOT supports web injects and form grabbing in Firefox; however both Chrome and Safari will soon follow. The webinjects templates are identical to the ones used in Zeus and Spyeye.""
https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/crimeware-kit-emerges-mac-os-x-050211
There's also some fake Mac antivirus stuff going around: http://blog.intego.com/2011/05/02/intego-security-memo-macdefender-fake-antivirus/
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/05/02/2120203/OS-X-Crimeware-Kit-Emerges
At this point, the danger is if you open and run the payload, so once again, smarts is what will mostly keep you safe.
Apparently, a dedicated iPad and Linux release are under preparation as well. The Weyland-Yutani BOT supports web injects and form grabbing in Firefox; however both Chrome and Safari will soon follow. The webinjects templates are identical to the ones used in Zeus and Spyeye.""
https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/crimeware-kit-emerges-mac-os-x-050211
There's also some fake Mac antivirus stuff going around: http://blog.intego.com/2011/05/02/intego-security-memo-macdefender-fake-antivirus/
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/05/02/2120203/OS-X-Crimeware-Kit-Emerges
At this point, the danger is if you open and run the payload, so once again, smarts is what will mostly keep you safe.