Although Windows substance abuser are often exposed virus , worms , and other assorted malware , OS tenner substance abuser have been for the most part free of such headaches . However , last hebdomad , a piece of malware known as Leap - A , come to illumination . The potentially malicious program comes disguised as an simulacrum file — after expanding the pack together archive and duple - clicking it , Leap - A launches and installs itself on your system .
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Rob put together a Leap - A FAQ that provides answers to many of the normally asked questions about this opus of malware . He and frequent Macworld contributor Kirk McElhearn also spend metre essay Leap - A to gauge how serious a terror it in reality present .
Derik DeLong points outthat Leap - A is not the first musical composition of malware to be let go of for Mac OS X.
In this podcast Rob mentions a unexampled Safari exploit — you may get the item on it here .
In non - malware news program , I mention Apple ’s latest press effect , scheduled for February 28 . Macworld will be provide live coverage , and , of course , a podcast following the case .
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