October 2011 - apple-list - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

New Mac Trojan horse disables Apple's automatic malware updates
by Andre Worms 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

I wonder if Kaspersky picks this up? http://www.macworld.com/article/163133/2011/10/new_mac_trojan_horse_disable… Andre Worms Information Technologist Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management University of Manitoba

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INTEREST: Moog releases another app, well, they say it best....
by billing 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

[NOTE: 99¢ for now. Eventually (30 days), $29.99....] ....from: http://moogmusic.com/products/apps/animoog#info-tab Animoog, powered by Moog’s new Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE), is the first professional polyphonic synthesizer designed for the iPad. ASE allows you to dynamically move through an X/Y space of unique timbres to create a constantly evolving and expressive soundscape. Animoog captures the vast sonic vocabulary of Moog synthesizers and applies it to the modern touch surface paradigm, enabling you to quickly sculpt incredibly fluid and dynamic sounds that live, breathe, and evolve as you play them. Visually captivating and sonically immersive, Animoog brings iPad based music production to the next level. Whether you are new to synthesis or a professional, Animoog’s unique user interface gives you the power to easily create a visually vibrant and sonically rich universe. It is the ultimate tool for total creative expression! Animoog’s diverse library of timbres is derived from analog waveforms captured from classic Moog oscillators, both vintage and modern, and run through a boutique’s worth of high-end outboard and analog signal processors. These include modular synth panels, Moogerfooger pedals and more. · Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE) - An exciting new Moog technology that allows the user to move dynamically through an X/Y space of unique timbres to create an expressive and constantly evolving soundscape. · Timbre page – Assemble unique sounds in the X/Y space from timbres of a wide variety of vintage and modern Moog synthesizers and pedals Note: this is NOT simple sample playback. · Polyphonic Modulation - Simply slide your fingers to control multiple modulation parameters in Animoog right from the keys. · Polyphonic Pitch Shifting - Easily manipulate the exact pitch of each note in a chord by rotating or sliding your fingers. · Delay Module - A classic analog style ping pong delay. · Thick Module - From bit crushing to unison voice detuning and drive, this module adds depth, edge and character to Animoog’s already massive sound palette. · Moog Filter - The classic four-pole Moog ladder filter with High Pass, Low Pass and Band Pass modes. · Record Module - Record your performance and overdub new layers, or play along live. Transfer recordings between Animoog and any other apps which support AudioCopy/AudioPaste · Path Module - Direct ASE through Animoog’s X/Y space to create new expressive and shifting sounds that will blow your mind! · Orbit Module - Control the rate of orbit in the X/Y space around the path you created for subtle to insane voice manipulation. · Flexible Modulation Matrix - Amp,Filter and Mod Envelopes, LFO with infinitely variable wave shapes and sync, and four super flexible and assignable modulation slots. · MIDI in/out - Use your LittlePhatty or any other MIDI controller to control Animoog. Video at: http://moogmusic.com/products/apps/animoog#demos-tab Manual at: http://moogmusic.com/sites/default/files/Animoog_manual.pdf iTMS at: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/animoog/id471638724?mt=8

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FYI: Mac trojan pretends to be Flash Player Installer
by billing 30 Sep '11

30 Sep '11

[NOTE: for information about antivirus/antimalware at the University of Manitoba, please visit: http://umanitoba.ca/computing/ist/security/kaspersky-antivirus.html] ...from: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/09/mac-trojan-pretends-to-be-flash-p… Mac trojan pretends to be Flash Player Installer to get in the door By Jacqui Cheng | Published 4 days ago Hot on the heels of last week's Mac malware posing as a PDF is a new piece of malware posing as something even more insidious: a Flash player installer. Security firm Intego was the first to post about the new malware on its blog, noting that although the company has only received one report so far from a user who downloaded it, the malware does exist in the wild and may trick Mac users who don't yet have Flash installed. The malware in question is a trojan horse called Flashback (OSX/flashback.A); users may end up acquiring it by clicking a link on a malicious website to download or install Flash player. If those users also have their Safari settings to automatically open safe files (which .pkg and .mkpg files are considered to be), an installer will show up on their desktops as if they are legitimately installing Flash. Continuing through the installation process will result in the trojan deactivating certain types of security software (Intego specifically noted that the popular Little Snitch would be affected) and installing a dynamic loader library (dyld) with that can auto-launch, "allowing it to inject code into applications the user launched." The trojan then reports back to a remote server about the user's MAC address and allows the server to detect whether the Mac in question has been infected or not. The threat is currently marked as "low," but Mac users are advised to follow safe security practices—don't open files or attachments that you don't remember downloading, and turn off Safari's setting for opening safe files automatically. It's also worth noting that Apple now updates its malware definition file on a daily basis, and has already updated it to address the PDF trojan discussed last week. If you haven't already scoured the Internet for a malicious version of the Flash installer, then it's likely Apple will have added the new malware to the file by the time you run into it.

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INTEREST: Samsung blinks....
by billing 30 Sep '11

30 Sep '11

..... in a kind of "aggressive/passive" way.... ...from: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/09/samsung-lawsuits-against-apple-ov… September 23, 2011 [...] Samsung senior vice president Lee Younghee in a recent interview with the Associated Press [...] characterized Samsung's legal maneuvers against Apple since Apple launched a massive lawsuit against the company's Galaxy-branded devices in April as "passive." Now, however, Samsung "[will] be pursuing our rights for this in a more aggressive way from now on," Lee said. [...] ...from: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/09/samsung-to-ditch-two-multitouch-f… Samsung to Apple: we'll ditch Galaxy Tab 10.1 features to sell in Australia By Chris Foresman | Published September 30. 2011 Samsung has agreed to make a number of changes to its Galaxy Tab 10.1 to keep the devices from getting banned for sale in Australia before the holiday shopping season. During hearings in Sydney, lawyers for the company agreed to remove two multitouch features patented by Apple in order to get the device on the market as soon as possible. On Friday, Samsung also offered Apple a proposed settlement agreement, which would let Samsung sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 as soon as next week. Apple and Samsung are currently embroiled in as many as 23 lawsuits globally after Apple accused Samsungof "slavishly copying" its designs for the iPhone and iPad in its Galaxy S smartphones and Galaxy Tab tablets. Apple has been been requesting preliminary injunctions in a number of markets where it has filed claims against Samsung, including the US, the Netherlands, Germany, and Australia. So far, Apple has been awarded preliminary injunctions against the Galaxy Tab in Germany and against some Galaxy S smartphones in The Netherlands. The hearings this week in Australia concern Apple's request for a preliminary injunction there, which could be decided as early as next week. Throughout the proceedings, the numerous claims Apple brought were essentially reduced to three patent infringement issues, including two for certain multitouch-related features and one that relates to how multitouch-capable touchscreens are manufactured. Samsung agreed on Thursday to remove features that use certain heuristics to filter out "accidental" touch input as well as the "zoom bounce" effect that the iPhone uses when zooming past the minimum or maximum zoom level. On Friday, Samsung told the court that it also made proposed settlement offer to Apple. The settlement, if Apple agrees to forgo its request for a preliminary injunction, would allow Samsung to launch the Galaxy Tab 10.1 as early as next week. The details haven't been made public, but it could at least bring a temporary truce while Apple presses for a full hearing by the end of the year. Apple's attorneys said of the proposed agreement that "[o]ur friend's inconvenience would be minimised and we would be comforted." The hearing will continue again on Tuesday, and the judge has encouraged Apple and Samsung to settle the issue before her final decision is entered tentatively by the end of next week.

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