Mac OS X Trojan: Oompa-Loompa
A Trojan horse aimed at Apple's Mac OS X operating system has appeared, purporting to be screenshots of the company's forthcoming Mac OS X 10.5 operating system. The Trojan, dubbed "OSX/LeapA" by antivirus firms, can spread itself via the iChat instant messaging program and damage applications on a Mac OS X computer. Intego received a copy of this Trojan horse on February 14, 2006, after an Intego user discovered it on a Macintosh forum. The user expected the file to contain pre-release pictures of a new operating system, but instead it infected his system. The user discovered this later when his iChat buddies asked why he was sending them files.
