Now, I know OSX is not impervious to computer viruses. However, I switched OS loyalty years ago because, compared to Windows, it was barely preyed upon.
Well, this past week I’ve had a DVD stuck in my disk drive. The disk would rebound off of some mechanical obstruction every time I tried to eject it. I figured my laptop is 4+ years old, it’s about due for some issues; this must be the first of them. Not a major problem, however my poor ass has no other means of watching DVDs.
This afternoon, following the recommendation of U-Dub’s IT department, I downloaded, installed and ran their newly endorsed anti-virus software. Lo and behold, much to my embarrassment, it revealed the OSX/DnsCha-E QuickTime plugin trojan resided on my hard drive since January of 2009.
I cleaned the turd off and Dirty Harry ejected straight away. From someone who actually programs for constructive purposes to all authors of viruses, worms and trojans: Destruction is a shit-ton easier than Creation. Remember that flunkies.
Anyways, so much for living dangerously.
