Evil Mac Malware

Was merrily reading Teh Interwebs, when the image below popped up. The only way out of it was to force-quit Chrome - I'd read about it in the NYT and knew not to click on it. I wouldn't have gone as far as to install any software, or give them my credit card number, but the website looked alarmingly authentic.

Consider yourselves warned (NYT article below). MAC DEFENDER IS NOT YOUR FRIEND.

TECHNOLOGY

Bits: Apple Operating System Affected by Malware

By By NICK BILTON

Published: May 25, 2011

Apple computer users were targeted by fake antivirus software that hopes to gain access to users' credit cards. Apple said Wednesday that it plans to issue a software update to remove the malware.

If you want a guide to antivirus programs for the mac, Lifehacker has a good one.

Update: John has found this article on Apple.com about how to remove Mac Defender if you did end up installing it.