New Mac Malware

Jake Smith on a couple bits of Mac malware:

The most recent virus found was one that affects Word for Mac, which allows the infiltrator to gain access to the user’s files.

Leave it to Microsoft to compromise security on the Mac.

There’s also other viruses that take advantage of vulnerabilities in Java

And this is why both Java and flash aren't installed on new Macs. I haven't had Java installed in over a year… and I haven't ever noticed.