Filed under: Security, Windows, Macintosh, Mozilla, Symantec
Symantec has released its latest software security report and has some words of caution for two groups that may have felt they were relatively safe from spyware, viruses and other malware. According to the Internet Security Threat Report, Firefox and Mac OSX represent fertile ground for malware writers, and users of the browser and OS need to be aware of the threat. "Cross-site scripting attacks have been used to attack more vulnerabilities in Mozilla browsers over the last six months than IE," Symantec's Graham Pinkney said. Meanwhile, the report charged Mac users with living in a "false paradise" and pointed to the newfound popularity of the OSX/Weapox rootkit, which is able to take over certain Unix functions in some versions of OSX.Think Firefox and the Mac are safe? Symantec says think again. originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:52:51 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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