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SecureMac Releases MacScan 2.4

by , 1:40 PM EDT, April 30th, 2007

SecureMac released version 2.4 of MacScan on Monday. A significant change was the extension of the trial period to 30 days.

"This version also fixes a number of issues discovered in previous versions, with updates to the removal of Firefox tracking cookies, as well as enhancements to the way MacScan removes tracking cookies from all browsers," the announcement said.

MacScan is Mac OS X security software designed to detect and remove spyware, keystroke loggers, trojan horses, and bring awareness to remote administration applications which could have been maliciously or inadvertently installed on your Macintosh.

This is especially helpful when there are multiple users of a Mac, a Mac has been purchased, or if the user is concerned about how some software might conduct outbound connections.

The upgrade is free to registered users of version 2. MacScan 2.4 requires Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later. It is priced at US$24.95.

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Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:55 pm Subject: MacScan
Close Name:only120xs Posts: 18 Joined: 12 Sep 2002
Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:25 pm Subject:

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Why do I need this? Spyware, viruses, and trojan horses don't exist for the Mac, what a waste of money for a system that doesn't have any real security threats.


Trojans do exist on the Mac, I just removed a unix trojan the other day from my machine.


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Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:18 pm Subject:
Close Name:LaurieF -   TMO Forum Mod Posts: 3462 Joined: 15 Jun 2001
Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:41 pm Subject:

You're almost correct, I think. There are probably no viruses or trojans, in the wild. But to assume that there are absolutely none is risky.

I have been running Clamxav (which is free) on my Macs for the last six months, with daily automatic updates, and haven't found anything. I'm reasonably, but not absolutely, careful about where I travel on the interweb thingy.

As for Only120xs's statement on having found a Unix trojan, (s)he'll have to expand on that before I start shaking in my boots: identification, severity, how it can be removed, that sort of thing.


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Close Name:only120xs Posts: 18 Joined: 12 Sep 2002
Tue May 01, 2007 7:48 am Subject:

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You're almost correct, I think. There are probably no viruses or trojans, in the wild. But to assume that there are absolutely none is risky.

I have been running Clamxav (which is free) on my Macs for the last six months, with daily automatic updates, and haven't found anything. I'm reasonably, but not absolutely, careful about where I travel on the interweb thingy.

As for Only120xs's statement on having found a Unix trojan, (s)he'll have to expand on that before I start shaking in my boots: identification, severity, how it can be removed, that sort of thing.


It was identified as a Unix DOS* Trojan (don't recall the name right now) by ClamXav. Easily removed by trashing it.

edit: I mean Denial of Service, not MS DOS.



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Close Name:acdc1174 Posts: 665 Joined: 16 Apr 2004
Tue May 01, 2007 8:03 am Subject:

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LaurieF wrote:
You're almost correct, I think. There are probably no viruses or trojans, in the wild. But to assume that there are absolutely none is risky.

I have been running Clamxav (which is free) on my Macs for the last six months, with daily automatic updates, and haven't found anything. I'm reasonably, but not absolutely, careful about where I travel on the interweb thingy.

As for Only120xs's statement on having found a Unix trojan, (s)he'll have to expand on that before I start shaking in my boots: identification, severity, how it can be removed, that sort of thing.


Ditto. ClamXav is a great little app. Why do you "need" it? Well, I suppose I don't "need"it. However, I work in a Windows world and out network is occasionally plagued by the odd piece of malware. Since I bring files home from work and use them on my mac, then e-mail them out or share them later on, I scan work files just to make sure I am not a "carrier", even though I myself am not suffering.


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