Malware Attack Specifically Targets Mac Users

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Mon, 05/02/2011 - 8:53am

It's not unusual for a new malware attack to pop up on the Internet every other moment, but the latest vicious bit of software floating around is particularly fascinating because it specifically targets Mac users.

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