It's not a virus, it's a Trojan (and thus more of a social disease than a virus
since it requires a person to perform unsafe computing)
See the following (if you're of age)<<
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I beg to differ. A Trojan Horse only infects the computer of the person who runs a seemingly harmless program. It does not replicate itself. While this thing does require user interaction on the computers to which it spreads, it's technically a worm because it is self replicating.
I assume (hopefully correct) that the posters here are more intelligent and knowledgeable than the average user and for that matter, the average reporter. Malware of any kind, be it viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, etc. to most of the public is the same thing and they can't differentiate the technical differences. If there's confusion here, imagine how confused everyone else is about this. Because of that, the public perception will be that the first "virus" is out there. In some ways, Apple's denial may not be the best way to deal with the inevitable first "real virus". By admitting that malware exists for all platforms, but that this attack isn't anything to worry about, they can set a realistic expectation that won't burst like a bubble when a real attack does take out user data or corrupts a system. |
