...a Trojan Horse, to be more specific! The virus, called OSX.Trojan.iServices.A, installs itself in the startup as root, then broadcasts its location, allowing for malicious users to take over you computer! This way, those remote attackers can install anything they want, and modify your files. Just think about such an attacker installing a keylogger, and then getting away with all your passwords and personal data. Pretty close to your worst nightmare, don't you think?
On Thursday, Intego announced this threat, followed by Symantec and SecureMac.com. Mike Romo, from Symantec, said "While Symantec Security Response rates OSX.iWork a low-level threat, it is still significant because with the current economic crisis, more and more people might be tempted to pirate software instead of paying for it. What’s particularly vexing is that unless users have some kind of security software, they would never know that their Mac was compromised because the iWork components themselves would work normally."
Since this story would be nothing without a solution to remove this Apple Trojan Horse, here's your gift, you silly pirates(haha): iWorkServices Trojan Removal Tool, a free tool coming from SecureMac. Clean it up, and stay safe from now on!