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"An enterprising developer proceeded to then create a file which
to any mp3 player will appear as an mp3 file, but the Mac OS X
Finder sees it as an application"

I don't think that's quite right. The Intego article is not terribly
clear overall, but they seem to be saying that the file is an
ordinary MP3 file with executable code in the ID3 tag. Therefore,
the file does look like an MP3 to the Finder. Presumably the code
is executed when the information contained in the ID3 tag--
usually the name of the track and such--is read???

By the way, have you ever tried to change the name of an OS X
app to something else? By default, the .app extension is hidden,
but if you try to stick ".mp3" on the end of the name, Finder
makes the .app extension visible, so you have ".mp3.app". Then,
if you try to remove the ".app", Finder puts it right back again. It
seems they've already gone to great lengths to avoid the kind of
exploit you're describing.
Posted by: Immanuel Tranz-Mischen   Posted on: 04/09/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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So long as  MkIIISupra | 04/09/04
you assume  JoeMama_z | 04/09/04
No I read the story...  MkIIISupra | 04/09/04
Recent April 5th security update fixed this.  paul351 | 04/09/04
I disagree  richhayes | 04/10/04
unless ..  g_ludlow | 04/10/04
Yes and no.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/10/04
Yes and no  richhayes | 04/10/04
But they have to know the password.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/10/04
you must have misunderstood me....  JoeMama_z | 04/10/04
Just goes to show you why...  voska | 04/12/04
True, but...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/09/04
But..  d_jedi | 04/09/04
Re: But..  Franklin_z | 04/09/04
OK, then..  d_jedi | 04/09/04
You're missing the whole point.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/10/04
More importantly....  JoeMama_z | 04/10/04
User are what they are.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/10/04
Easy to avoid  jjenkins | 04/09/04
...or better yet  David Wandelt | 04/09/04
I download legal mp3's all the time  tic swayback | 04/09/04
FUD!  d_jedi | 04/09/04
It is illegal if...  voska | 04/12/04
Are you sure?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/09/04
you're kidding, right?  gudin | 04/12/04
Everybody's such a genius...  Christopher McLendon | 04/09/04
That's easy!  MkIIISupra | 04/09/04
Administrator vs. root  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/10/04
Is that even possible?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/10/04
Sales attempt by anti-virus company  tic swayback | 04/09/04
Re: Sales attempt by anti-virus company  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/09/04
Best extra info I've found on the trojan  Squawkbox | 04/09/04
Wrong Info  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
Shame on "shame on you"  escoles@... | 04/10/04
You're not being very discerning.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/10/04
Unix  richhayes | 04/10/04
really missing the point  TWRX | 04/10/04
Missing the point.  richhayes | 04/12/04
The Point is:  TWRX | 04/12/04
Please notice  richhayes | 04/12/04
richhayes  mabricen | 04/12/04
Do Know  richhayes | 04/13/04
Unix is no less user friendly than DOS.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/10/04
Make up your mind  richhayes | 04/12/04
Please make up your mind  NemesisNL | 04/12/04
I agree, to a point  richhayes | 04/12/04
Right on !!!  mabricen | 04/12/04
You succeeded in precisely missing my point.  escoles@... | 04/10/04
How does one miss something precisely?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/10/04
You seem to do a pretty good job  escoles@... | 04/12/04
"unable to tell..."  tooner440 | 04/12/04
No security solution, and education is insufficient  escoles@... | 04/12/04
good point  tooner440 | 04/12/04
It's clear that you know nothing of OSX  j.m.galvin | 04/12/04
Not bad.. 60,000 to 1 ratio  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/10/04
I'm reserving judgement...  tooner440 | 04/12/04
It's the software design  Rick_K | 04/12/04
New Story Title  TWRX | 04/10/04
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz...next  jimk_z | 04/10/04
The Operant Word Here is "May"  Yen_z | 04/11/04
Ouchhh, so right  mabricen | 04/12/04
It's not a virus  Romanval | 04/11/04
Too smart for your own good  jmquinn72 | 04/12/04
Get over yourself  MarcB_z | 04/12/04
Reality Distortion Fields  escoles@... | 04/12/04
jmquinn72  mabricen | 04/12/04
For the record,  mlindl | 04/12/04
mlindl  mabricen | 04/12/04
I buy Macs because they ar superior to Windows PCs  MacGeek2121 | 04/13/04
Intego & Probability  joemckernan | 04/12/04
If OS X is vulnerable with it's BSD OS then......  jfalknor | 04/12/04
Not entirely correct reasoning  dscherf | 04/12/04
Not even close  j.m.galvin | 04/12/04
Too many Windows = glass houses  fuchikoma | 04/12/04
This is not news!  MacGeek2121 | 04/13/04
Exploitation is bad, supporter grief against  FilledOut | 04/15/04

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