Apple blocks ad-injecting Mac trojan, Yontoo

Ars Technica
By Jacqui ChengMar 22, 2013, 5:17 pm413 pts
A day after Russian anti-virus firm Doctor Web highlighted an adware Mac trojan called "Yontoo," Apple has moved to block it. Confirmed by Intego, Apple has updated the definitions included in OS X's Xprotect.plist in order to detect the adware, meaning users don't need to run anything special in order to be…

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