http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20006502-245.html By Elinor Mills InSecurity Complex CNet News June 1, 2010 Mac users downloading free screensavers and a video converter app from several popular download sites also got spyware that installs a back door, collects data, and sends encrypted information to remote servers, security company Intego said on Tuesday. The high-risk spyware, dubbed OSX/OpinionSpy, was being installed along with nearly 30 screensavers developed by a company called 7art and an app called MishInc FLV to MP3, according to a list compiled by Intego. They were found on Softpedia, MacUpdate, and CNET-owned VersionTracker, according to a post on Intego's Mac Security Blog. VersionTracker had removed all of the items on the Intego list by late afternoon. A MacUpdate representative said the company disabled the screensavers earlier on Tuesday and had never offered the MishInc converter. "Our users were discussing the software installed alongside the 7art screensavers as far back as March," the company said in an e-mail. Softpedia, 7art, and MishInc publisher Brothersoft did not immediately respond to e-mails seeking comment late on Tuesday. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! Shop InfoSec News http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Tue Jun 01 2010 - 22:57:47 PDT
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