Stuffing Mac OS and Mac OS X with Nimda Worm Nimda fills the Macintosh with .eml files if File Sharing is enabled. Includes Samba. WW32/Nimda@mm PE_NIMDA.A I-Worm.Nimda W32/Nimda-A Win32.Nimda.A W32.Nimda.A@mm, simply known as Nimda is a mass-mailing worm/virus that spread itself via multiple methods. Nimda…
January 5, 2002 • 61 min readPRODUCT: Macintosh Hacker’s Workshop (MHW) v1.1 Review by: James M. Buehring RATING: 4.5 / 5 THE PRODUCT & DEVELOPER: MWH, or “Macintosh Hackers Workshop” is the first of (hopefully) a long line of products from a security expert team from France named CODE511. The author,…
December 11, 2001 • 3 min readSneak Preview of MacAnalysis for Mac OS X “Exclusive Previews of MacAnalysis X!” Lagoon Software’s MacAnalysis has become a manditory program for Macintosh users trying to secure their systems. MacAnalyis is a security auditing suite that runs on your Macintosh, test the security of a…
December 2, 2001 • 2 min readMarketing your Macintosh Security Programs Online v1.0 Once you have the program created you need people to download, test, and update the software. This simple how to guide is to share with you realms of the Internet where you can reach all different markets, from…
November 10, 2001 • 3 min readIntroduction Sophos declares the following in their campaign for Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac -Malware myth: Macs can’t get viruses. -SophosLabs have detected over 1,000 threats for Mac OS. Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition runs in the background and scans files for threats whenever your…
November 7, 2001 • 17 min readBy Bob LeVitus …. continued from part 1 Most Macs aren’t affected by the latest parasitic outbreaks in the news (Nimda, Code Red, etc.). But while Mac-specific viruses and worms are rare, the most definitely do still exist. Which is why smart Mac users know…
November 6, 2001 • 4 min readWe Mac users have a distinct advantage over our less fortunate Windows-using brethren (and sistren)-Macs are far less likely to suffer damage from an attack by a virus, worm, or even a malicious teenager. On the other hand, you shouldn’t be lulled into a false…
November 5, 2001 • 4 min readIntego revolutionized the world of Macintosh security with its widely acclaimed NetBarrier personal firewall product for the Classic Mac OS. Now, they have brought the same powerful and easy to use security product over to Mac OS X. This new product, NetBarrier X, written completely…
October 12, 2001 • 5 min readFix: Use the Software Update feature in Mac OS X to resolve the issues with WebDAV security issues. Security Advisory: Apple’s Mac OS X iDisk WebDAV vulnerability Open Door Networks recently discovered that Apple’s iDisk under Mac OS X 10.1 wasn’t properly written to WebDAV…
October 6, 2001 • 2 min readInformation SecureMac.com steps into a new realm of security, that is securing the data on your computer. The best way we could think about having your data is secure is to have backups of the data. Backup your data and do it often! Fires happen,…
October 5, 2001 • 4 min readOperating System: Max OS X Version Affected: up to 10.1 Security Risk: High Remote: No Fixed: 10.20.2001 see below About Mac OS X over the past few months have started to spout security concerns, this being one of the first most publicized attacks on the…
October 2, 2001 • 3 min readInformation About Startup Security 1.1 for Mac OS 9 & Mac OS X In case you do not know, your Macintosh may be able to have extra password protection offering you a extra touch of security if you are using Open Firmware 4.1.7 or higher…
August 6, 2001 • 2 min readpublished: 08.31.2001 remote: Yes updated: yes vulnerable: all aim accounts under 10 characters The security issue was addressed by AOL and to this date does not remain a concern. Information Has your AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) account password come up as invalid and you are…
August 6, 2001 • 3 min read‘I’ve posted patches for xnu that allow Mac OS X / Darwin to spoof MAC addresses, for use in conjunction with tools like Nemesis and Ettercap’ -peter Installation If you’re a seasoned Darwin user or developer, you likely have all the tools ready to go…
August 6, 2001 • 2 min readInformation SKS or The Shift Key Suite 1.0.6 is an extension for your Macintosh to stop users from being able to hold down the shift key during startup to disable the extensions. “Holding down the Shift key while booting your Macintosh prevents all extensions to…
August 5, 2001 • 2 min readBroadband Internet technology, with its rapidly increasing availability and affordability, has generated a need to secure personal computers in a way never conceived by its original inventors. Constantly connected PC’s are more prone to malicious attempts by the rising amount of computer hackers and “script…
August 4, 2001 • 6 min readEttercap is a multipurpose sniffer/interceptor/logger for switched LAN. This program is fully unix based and was just ported to Mac OS X after a user requested it. If you are looking for your favorite unix based application to run on Mac OS X just give…
August 3, 2001 • 3 min readWhat is Firewalk? Firewalk is a Mac OS X configuration utility for the built in firewall. While you are running Mac OS X you should be aware that you are running on a BSD/Mach kernal. The built in firewall that Mac OS X offers is…
July 12, 2001 • 2 min readInformation Agax is an extensible free Mac anti-virus program. It offers both standard virus-scanning facilities and more advanced background protection – so you don’t get infected in the first place. Click on one of the links below to download Agax. Views Excellent free program. Protects…
July 11, 2001 • 9 min readWhat is Secure FTP Wrapper Secure FTP Wrapper is a Java based program designed to easily make your existing FTP server compatible with Glub Tech’s Secure FTP client. In this release the wrapper allows for a Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, connection to be made…
July 11, 2001 • 1 min read