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The only malware I've heard of afflicted MacOS X is trojans - which are as you say rare.  If the other sort of attack is more prevalent - well, I've heard nothing about it.  Do tell. Then you've been hiding under a rock. Because Mac OS X is _base_d on Unix, the web (HTTP), file (AFP, SMB/CIFS, FTP), remote login (SSH), screen sharing (VNC) services you run in Mac OS X are all standard Unix service daemons, each with its own set of vulnerabilities. And because so much of Mac OS X is open source, these vulnerabilities are public knowledge.  All one need do to gain root access to Macs running web servers on the internet, for instance, is exploit a vulnerability included in a popular version of Apache included with Mac OS X, and scan the net for vulnerable machines (including Macs). One well-publicized incident of such an exploit is documented here: <http://tinyurl.com/k7665 <http://preview.tinyurl.com/k7665 The affected Macs were all running web servers hosting popular web logs. Those web logs required Apache PHP support, and that's the attack vector through which they were rooted.

vulnerabilities are public knowledge.  All one need do to gain root access to Macs running web servers on the internet, for instance, is exploit a vulnerability included in a popular version of Apache included with Mac OS X, and scan the net for vulnerable machines (including And note that if you rely on Apple's Software Update for your Apache/PHP/perl/etc., you may be quite some time behind the latest version.

One well-publicized incident of such an exploit is documented here: <http://tinyurl.com/k7665 <http://preview.tinyurl.com/k7665 The affected Macs were all running web servers hosting popular web logs. Those web logs required Apache PHP support, and that's the attack vector through which they were rooted. Indeed - and were they up to date with the latest security updates?  And how did these exploits work? It's very easy for someone to burble on - but I'm always suspicious if they don't provide proper details. The page in question does note that: `In some situations

There is MacOS X malware in the wild, mind. (mind?) Do you not speak colloquial English?  Sorry - I hadn't realised English was your second language. I speak colloquial English, and it is my native (in fact, my only) language, and I have absolutely no idea what , mind means in that context. It is short for mind you . You could replace it with note and it would mean approximately the same thing. Cheers, Chris

There is MacOS X malware in the wild, mind.   (mind?) Do you not speak colloquial English?  Sorry - I hadn't realised English was your second language. I speak colloquial English, and it is my native (in fact, my only) language, and I have absolutely no idea what , mind means in that context. Get a grip, Michelle - this is perfectly ordinary English. One might possibly rephrase that as Mind you, there is MacOS X malware in the wild if you really felt like it.

There is MacOS X malware in the wild, mind.   (mind?) Do you not speak colloquial English?  Sorry - I hadn't realised English was your second language. I speak colloquial English, and it is my native (in fact, my only) language, and I have absolutely no idea what , mind means in that context.    You speak American colloquial English, lot different from British CE, as you can tell.      In this context mind is the rough equivalent of understand. Kurt (I knew all that time watching Monty Python, Blackadder and Benny Hill would pay off eventually) Ullman