http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2064221,00.asp
"Anti-virus researchers have spotted the first signs of an
adware/spyware program capable of launching browser windows on Apple
Computer's Mac OS X.
According to a warning from F-Secure, a security vendor in Helsinki,
Finland, the proof-of-concept program could be silently installed on a
Mac's User account and hooked to each application used by that account.
The company said the sample, named iAdware, successfully launched the
Mac's built-in Safari Web browser whenever applications were being
used.
"We won't disclose the exact technique used here," F-Secure said,
noting that the program was manipulating a feature in Mac OS X. "It's a
feature, not a bug, but let's just say that installing a System Library
shouldn't be allowed without prompting the user," the company added.
The F-Secure notice said the adware program does not require
administrator rights."
*sigh* It can't be.
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