Sophos warns of new Mac OS X worm

Worldwide Computer Products News, Feb 21, 2006

Worldwide Computer Products News-21 February 2006-Sophos warns of new Mac OS X worm(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

IT security company Sophos has warned of a second worm for Mac OS X.

According to the company, the Inqtana-A worm exploits a Bluetooth vulnerability known as CAN-2005-1333 to spread itself to other vulnerable Mac OS X computers. Apple released a patch against the vulnerability in mid-2005, meaning the worm is unlikely to spread successfully.

Sophos is urging Mac OS X users to keep their software updated against the latest security vulnerabilities in Apple's code and protect their computers with anti-virus software, firewalls and security patches.

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