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"It's spread through downloads that you have to agree to"

He already mentions that you have to agree for it to install.

I assume it comes hidden in some app.]]>Oct 20th 2008 2:45PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/10/09/12-sneakiest-computer-viruses-4/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/09/12-sneakiest-computer-viruses-4/Oct 28th 2008 5:26PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/10/09/12-sneakiest-computer-viruses-4/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/09/12-sneakiest-computer-viruses-4/
So, Trojan Horses can only be encountered where anonymous downloading takes place. These are inherantly risky places that most users normally avoid anyhow: peer to peer filesharing networks and downloads from porn sites.

Your average users will never, ever, encounter a Trojan. However, if you engage in inherantly risking computing behavior, it is a really good idea not to install anything that you aren't really, really sure of.

The advent of a new Trojan in the wild for the Mac is not a cause for panic, and it does not make it so that Macintosh users need to run out and purchase AV software. Macintosh users should also not be taking computing advice from PC bigots.

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But if you are paranoid and must have AV software, here are a few examples. (This site will only allow 3 URL's in a post.) I recommend Virus Barrier.

Virex
http://www.networkassociates.com/us/products/mcafee/antivirus/desktop/virex.htm

Sophos Anti-Virus
http://www.sophos.com/products/es/endpoint-server/sav-mac.html

Intego Virus Barrier X
http://www.intego.com/virusbarrier/
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