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[rakran]

Hi guys,,,

I just wanted to know whether a Trojen can affect the MAC.... Since i have downloaded some softies from Torrent and was said those softwares contain Trojens, i wanted to know... Someone i know told me that it could affect mac... Is it true..?

[hg2007]

Only if it's written 'for' OSX, windows trojans can't affect osx in any way.

There are mac trojans lurking about but you probably got more chance in winning the lottery than actually getting one. Saying that though I read somewhere an ilife torrent was infected recently but apart from that they are extremely rare on the mac platform.

[booger_sniffer5000]

MacCinema is a common trojan for Macs, although you have to be looking at some random sites.

I have a copy if you want it

[rakran]

Gee thanks for that info man.. But wat if i'm infected..? Wat can i do for removing that trojan...? are there any specific softwares..?

hg2007, on Jun 17 2009, 12:02 AM, said:

Only if it's written 'for' OSX, windows trojans can't affect osx in any way.

There are mac trojans lurking about but you probably got more chance in winning the lottery than actually getting one. Saying that though I read somewhere an ilife torrent was infected recently but apart from that they are extremely rare on the mac platform.

Ha,, Ha,,, thanks for the enlightment.. But hey how bad does this affect the MAC..? Could it lead to any serious problems..?

booger_sniffer5000, on Jun 17 2009, 03:04 AM, said:

MacCinema is a common trojan for Macs, although you have to be looking at some random sites.

I have a copy if you want it

[booger_sniffer5000]

rakran, on Jun 17 2009, 12:26 AM, said:

Gee thanks for that info man.. But wat if i'm infected..? Wat can i do for removing that trojan...? are there any specific softwares..?
Ha,, Ha,,, thanks for the enlightment.. But hey how bad does this affect the MAC..? Could it lead to any serious problems..?

I highly doubt you are infected, the only trojans I know of are iServices and MacCinema.

Here are removal/detection instructions for both:

iServices:
http://www.macupdate...fo.php/id/30265

MacCinema:
http://ithreats.net/...caccess-trojan/

[rakran]

booger_sniffer5000, on Jun 17 2009, 10:23 AM, said:

I highly doubt you are infected, the only trojans I know of are iServices and MacCinema.

Here are removal/detection instructions for both:

iServices:
http://www.macupdate...fo.php/id/30265

MacCinema:
http://ithreats.net/...caccess-trojan/

Hey man...


Thanks for the links.. I used the First link to remove the iServices that was in my iMac...

Thanks a lot.