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As the well-loved company becomes more and more mainstream, expect more hackers to try to cause problems for the users. This is the first Trojan virus discovered on the Mac OS. (Hat tip to JP)

“We’ve been made aware that a small number of Web sites attempt to trick Mac OS X users to install malicious software on their Macs,” said Apple spokeswoman Lynn Fox. “Apple has a great track record for keeping Mac OS X users secure, and as always, we encourage people to install software only from trusted sources.”

The timing of the Trojan horse suggests there are more to come, say some computer and Internet security professionals. As Apple’s popularity rises, “the bad guys are taking Macs seriously now,” wrote Bojan Zdrnja, of the Internet Storm Center, which is led by the Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies.

You can protect yourself by taking precautions, such as installing free virus protection software like Clam XAV and running it on a regular schedule. At this time I can’t recommend Norton for Mac, but in future that could change.

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