New found malicious programs, called “MACDefender”, this malicious program specifically designed for users who use Mac OS x operating system, the malicious programs via JavaScript to automatically download to the user’s computer, but must be confirmed by user to install, which significantly reduces the risk of malicious software.
New MACDefender malicious software as early as Saturday on the Apple support was noticed in the community, the anti-virus company Intego on Monday made a warning. Once Safari improper browser settings, users click a button when browsing Web pages may automatically download MACDefender. “Such as when the user clicks on the Google search link, is likely to open a Web page containing JavaScript and automatically downloaded files,” Intego said: “in this case, the downloaded file is a ZIP compressed package, if the user set the preferences in the Safari automatically open certain options, ZIP compressed package will automatically extract and run the program. ”
However, the program after the download, must be confirmed by user to install. Intego will MACDefender the threat level as “low”.
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