MacUser report SX/Jahlav-D infectin hiding in hacked Quicktime update

MacUser is reporting that a fake Quicktime installer has been identified. The installer package contains the . Previous versions of the trojan have been distributed in hacked copies of iWork and Photoshop, or have masqueraded as updates to Adobe’s Flash player and as plugins said to be necessary to watch web videos.

The potential infection serves again as a reminder not to install software unless it is comes from the developers’ own website, or in Apple’s case via Software Update, or from a trusted third-party site such as MacUpdate or Version Tracker.

Currently, installing hacked software is the only way to allow an infection onto a Mac. There is no self-propagating malware that kind find its way onto a system without the user’s help.

Original article by Simon Aughton. Visit the MacUser site here: http://www.macuser.co.uk/news/266320/mac-infection-masquerades-as-quicktime-update.html