Preliminary List of Applications that Install OSX/OpinionSpy Spyware
Archived
Virus Description:
Intego announced that the OSX/OpinionSpy spyware has been found in a number of applications and screen savers that are distributed on several web sites. This spyware performs a number of malicious actions, from scanning files to recording user activity, as well as sending information about this activity to remote servers and opening a backdoor on infected Macs.
- Avoid downloading unknown software.
- Install Symantec End Point (SEP) for Mac OS X from: http://www.queensu.ca/its/software/mac.html
- Confirm all updates are done for software (Adobe Reader if installed, MS Office, and Mac OS X