Mac Trojans, Mac Viruses, Mac Keyloggers & Mac Spyware!

And MAC users thought they where safe!

Check out this list of active keyloggers, viruses, trojans, spyware, remote access baddies;

Trojan: ttyltty, TakeDown Suite, UnderHand Server, UnderHand Trojan Server, UnderHand, Termite X, Termite ServerEdit, Termite, Xover Server, Xover Client, HellRaiser Client 3.0 and HellRaiser Server 3.0

Keylogger: Monitorer, CarbonKeys Client 1.2, CarbonKeys Client 1.3, CarbonKeys Server 1.2, CarbonKeys Server 1.3, Monitorer Manager, Monitorer Pro Manager, OSXvnc, CarbonKeys, TextTrap, SuperSave, Peeping Tom, Mac Life Insurance, Invisible Oasis, Last Resort, KeyStroke, Keystroke Recorder, TypeSaver , TypeRecorder, Monitorer X, Keyboard Spy, Keyboard and Mouse Recorder, Keystroke Recorder X and Monitorer X Pro

Remote Administration: TypeRecorder X, WDTech RAE

Instant Access Dialer: PPP Dialer

Login Bypasser: BypassIt

Remote Access Trojan: Xover

A list of trojans, etc can be found here: http://macscan.securemac.com/list.php

I tried out MacScan and found nothing on my Mac (excellent to see of course) but that does make me wonder – since I have never used this type of scanner before *ever* just how many of these bad guys are actually running around and active (outside the real narsty side of the web of course).

Check out MacScan for yourself, free download and shareware for around a month and US$ 30 to buy.

Protect your email address from spammers

Protecting your main email address is becoming more and more important.

Phishing attacks (where a scammer send you a email which *looks like* it is from your bank or other trusted source) are dangerous, one slip up and you may find yourself in big trouble.

Other *lose email* practices simply result in your inbox just being filled with garbage – spam, spam and more spam! Use the internet long enough and you will start to receive hundreds of spam emails everyday.

There are a few options available to the average person to tackle spam and it’s dangers: