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Sheep in wolf's clothing
The trojan horse that's been getting all the attention was essentially cooked up by Intego to sell their security software. An article in Wired (http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,63000,00.html) essentially debunks it.
What you shouldn't worry about
What you should worry about Second, eventually someone will create self-spreading software for OS X. Keep your eyes and ears peeled. Third, backups are always a good idea. No backups is always a bad idea.
Safety Net
I fully agree with you.
Another thing to keep in mind is that malware can only do the things the user who launched it can do (unless it exploits some security hole in Mac OS X). So, as most of us know, it is not a good idea to work with an Admin account (admittedly makes less of a difference if you're the only user). If you are particularly paranoid about downloading malware, you should be rather safe when doing the following:
- Copy the suspicious file to the /Users/Shared folder (or make something like /Users/Shared/Downloads your Download Folder)
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