Re: New Mac Trojan Horse???

In article <michelle-B637EB.12161231102007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article
<jollyroger-F8D953.13421831102007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Does typing one's password in an installer dialog really give the
trojan "full root privileges", or is that simply hype from Intego?

If by "one's password" you mean "an administrator's name and
password", then yes, the installer will run as administrator and have
access to most everything.

But is that the same as full root privileges?

I believe so, but even if it's "only" admin privileges, gaining root
from admin is trivial.

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