Re: Mac Trojan Horse - That's the truth?
Re: Mac Trojan Horse - That's the truth?
- Subject: Re: Mac Trojan Horse - That's the truth?
- From: Paul Richards <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 17:55:12 -0400
Sorry, sent this from the wrong email address.
On Apr 11, 2004, at 5:18 PM, Anthony D. Saxton wrote:
This isn't really a Trojan Horse... It's more like a programming lesson
True, but it could be easily used as the framework for a nastier one.
I'm hoping it doesn't happen before this gets plugged. But the bottom
line is still playing it smart when it comes to your use of the
Internet.
It does nothing destructive (would require Administrative Password)
A destructive version could do lots of damage to the user's home
directory. It just can't do anything to the system files without an
admin password.
nor does it propagate which would require Apple's Mail program to
accept scripting which it currently does not.
Mail is scriptable. I script it all the time from Filemaker Pro. Take a
look at its dictionary with Script Editor.
Paul Richards
Syracuse Macintosh Users Group
Syracuse, NY, USA
http://www.iSMUG.com
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