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Trojan targets Mac OS

Apple's Mac OS X is said to be the target of cyber crooks that have launched malicious software in the form of a Trojan horse capable of compromising internet security by creating backdoors.

This has been highlighted by online security experts, who are warning that the malicious programme is capable of downloading and installing online threats of an attacker's choice.

According to Mac internet security specialist Intego, which made the discovery, the malicious software dubbed OSX.RSPlug.D Trojan Horse is a new variant of the RSPlug Trojan Horse.

"While this new variant currently performs the same actions as the RSPlug.A Trojan horse, its installer is different," the company stated in a security advisory.

"It is a downloader, and it contacts a remote server to download the files it installs. This means that, in the future, the downloader may be able to install other payloads than the one it currently installs."

According to the firm, internet users should "never download and install software from untrusted sources or questionable web sites".

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