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Source code and instructions for using the rootkit competing with Zeus for the title of most effective bank-targeting malware has been released by a hacker group; analysts expect to learn a lot that will help stop SpyEye, but also expect to be overwhelmed by script kid attacks.

Over the weekend, UnrealIRCd announced the discovery of a malware version of their application sitting on their mirror sites. The question is, did being open source help or hinder the app from being infected?

Let's skip the jokes and snide comments about Mac users and the jokes and snide comments they make about Windows machines and security problems. Yes, Windows machines face the vast majority of security issues. However, Mac users should start feeling kinship, not contempt, for security plagued Windows users. And the first step for Mac users is to admit that their Mac has become a hacker target, and hackable as well. Not fun, but there it is.