The give off xx almost ordinarily detected malware from but nether 50,000 malware reports betwixt Nov s together with Nov 16th 2010 are listed below:
Mal/ASFDldr-A - 4.62%
Troj/Javadl-V - 3.67%
Mal/JavaKC-G - 2.96%
Mal/JavaKC-E - 2.36%
Troj/KeygenD-P - 1.59%
Mal/JavaHU-A - 1.36%
Mal/JavaK-CI - 1.35%
Troj/JavaDL-X - 1.21%
Troj/Bytever-G - 1.11%
Mal/JavaHibis-A - 1.06%
Mal/JavaK-CK - 1.03%
OSX/Jahlav-C - 0.98%
Troj/JavaDL-J - 0.96%
OSX/DNSCha-E - 0.95%
Mal/Javasnd-C - 0.91%
Macl/Conficker-A - 0.80%
Troj/JavaDL-W - 0.76%
Many of the threats detected are Windows-specific threats that produce non assault Mac OS X directly, but tin hold upwards transferred past times Mac machines to other platforms.
However, this listing likewise shows to a greater extent than or less Mac OS X-specific Trojans, that are typically disguised past times hackers on BitTorrent sites, or planted on websites every bit alluring downloads or plugins to sentiment videos, together with platform-independent Java attacks.
"Mac users tin no longer afford to hold their heads inwards the sand when it comes to protecting their machines," said Graham Cluley, senior technology scientific discipline at Sophos.
"So long every bit Mac users don't properly defend themselves, they volition increasingly hold upwards perceived every bit a soft target past times cybercriminals together with nosotros volition thus regard the book of Mac-specific malware decease along to rise. It's reassuring that we've been receiving feedback from users who were surprised to break malware on their dearest Macs. Hopefully, to a greater extent than together with to a greater extent than Mac users volition starting fourth dimension to realise that safety isn't but an final result for PC users together with they volition starting fourth dimension to create got to a greater extent than measures to protect their computers."
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