Mac OS X Trojan Horse

Intego today announced its latest virus definitions are offering protection from a new Mac OS X Trojan Horse… AS.MW2004.Trojan

This Trojan horse, when double-clicked, permanently deletes all the files in the current user’s home folder. Intego has notified Apple, Microsoft and the CERT, and has been working in close collaboration with these companies and organizations. The AS.MW2004.Trojan is a compiled AppleScript applet, a 108 KB self-contained application, with an icon resembling an installer for Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac OS X. This AppleScript runs a Unix command that removes files, using AppleScript’s ability to run such commands. The AppleScript displays no messages, dialogs or alerts. Once the user double-clicks this file, their home folder and all its contents are deleted permanently.

Sheeeeesh, looks like my days of gloating are over. Still, the odds are much more in my favor when it comes to being virus free, than on you friendly neighborhood PC. Oh well.

NOTE TO SELF: Cancel download of Office 2004 ASAP!