> It is also not known whether it is related to Macarena (Symantec) or
> MachoMan (Independent release), which are two recent OS X malware
> samples. It is, however, considered unlikely to be related to these
> releases.
>
For the record Macarena and MachoMan are the same file infecter. roy g
biv wrote it and named it MachoMan. Most AV vendors have a policy that
they won't name the malware the same as what the actual authors do, so
someone at Symantec was being clever and named it after another catchy song.
Aaron
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> It is also not known whether it is related to Macarena (Symantec) or
> MachoMan (Independent release), which are two recent OS X malware
> samples. It is, however, considered unlikely to be related to these
> releases.
>
For the record Macarena and MachoMan are the same file infecter. roy g
biv wrote it and named it MachoMan. Most AV vendors have a policy that
they won't name the malware the same as what the actual authors do, so
someone at Symantec was being clever and named it after another catchy song.
Aaron
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