Apple Computer Inc. responded on Friday to an advisory issued by security software-maker Intego Inc. on Thursday. Apple said they were aware of the issue outlined by Intego and that they were investigating.
"We are aware of the potential issue identified by Intego and are working proactively to investigate it," said Apple in a statement given to MacCentral. "While no operating system can be completely secure from all threats, Apple has an excellent track record of identifying and rapidly correcting potential vulnerabilities."
In the advisory issued Thursday, Intego said a Trojan horse called MP3Concept (MP3Virus.Gen), exploits a weakness in Mac OS X where applications can appear to be other types of files, according to the company.
Late Thursday night, Symantec Corp. said they were also aware of the Trojan, but noted that the virus has not been found in the "wild."
"Symantec Security Response is aware of the MP3Virus.Gen Trojan," a spokesperson from Symantec Security Response, told MacCentral. "It is a proof-of-concept Trojan that does affect the Mac platform, however it is currently not present in the wild. Symantec Security Response will continue to closely monitor this and any other potential threats to the Mac OS X platform."
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