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Pranking as Testing the Waters IS a Common Trick
drprodny 9th Jan 2008
I've got a MacBook Pro and several iPods - as well as both Windows and Linux desktops and laptops I either own or am responsible for. While I love Apple products and consider them somewhat inherently safer than Windows products, I'm also aware there's no such thing as a 100% bulletproof system - and Apple users HAVE gotten complacent in the last few years.

Though it sounds like there's a several-step process to catch this Trojan, I can't help but remember the IT Guy's bromide, "Social engineering - b/c there's no patch for human stupidity." If the Bad Guys figure out some clever way of convincing iPhone users they really, REALLY need what this Trojan pretends to be, then there are thousands of iPhone users who will be just stupid enough to obediently follow along and infect themselves.... :/
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