Intego on Wednesday warned Mac user thata new discrepancy of the Mac Defender Trojan horsedoesn’t want that you provide an administrator countersign during the installation process . Like its predecessors , the latest adaptation of the Trojan cavalry — which call itself MacGuard — masquerades as computer virus detection software package , in hopes that victims will key in their course credit wag details into the bogus port .
The announcement of the new , no - word - require variate come just one day after Apple post an update explicate the Trojan gymnastic horse ’s existence , along with instructions on how to hit it from your system . Apple also said Tuesday that a outgoing type O decade update “ will mechanically recover and murder Mac Defender malware and its have it off variants , ” in addition to “ providing an explicit warning if [ user ] download this malware . ” It ’s indecipherable at this clip whether Apple ’s planned bone update would address this former MacGuard var. of the Trojan sawhorse .
Certain internet site may make the malware ’s installer to begin downloading onto your Mac mechanically , without further interaction from you . To date , one key piece of advice has been that user should stave off entering their administrator watchword into such installers ; Intego ’s a la mode announcement means that users will want to be even more vigilant to avoid installing the software .
caution from Apple and Intego , as well as general Mac - using common - sentiency precautions , include disabling Safari ’s “ undecided ‘ safe ’ files after downloading ” option ( under Safari - > Preferences - > General ) , and immediately stop ( or force out - quitting ) your browser app if you see a Web Thomas Nelson Page that attempt to disguise itself as an OS XTC window .
Again , if you know or dread that you ’ve fall victim to a varient of this Trojan horse , Apple providesdetailed instructionson removing it from your system .
