Re: Adware/Spyware on Mac/OS X

["Rowe, Ken" <kenrowe () UILLINOIS EDU>]

It appears to be a pretty small list (in comparison to MS Windows).
See http://macscan.securemac.com/spyware-list

Ken.
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-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv on behalf of Gene Spafford
Sent: Mon 5/4/2009 11:32 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Adware/Spyware on Mac/OS X
 
Care to share what you have found as spyware that is designed for the  
Mac?

As far as I know, there are none in the wild, and even writing a proof- 
of-concept one is not simple.   So, there may not be any need for such  
a thing.


On May 4, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Kamnab Keo/FS/VCU wrote:

> Can anybody recommend an anti-spyware utility for Mac/OS X?  We have  
> looked around but there is not much out there regarding Macs.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kamnab Keo
> IT Risk Management Analyst
> Virginia Commonwealth University
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