MacScan: FUD or real threats?

[incognegro]

http://macscan.securemac.com/

Can you trust everyone who uses your computer?
Did you purchase a used computer?
Could there be software intruders lurking about your machine?
Do you understand every shareware program you install?
Are you worried about hackers or email Trojans being installed without your knowledge?

Detects, Isolates & Removes:
* Spyware
* Keystroke Loggers
* Trojan Horses
* Administration Applications

MacScan will locate these stealth software applications and warn you of their presence and get rid of them before valuable information passes out of your computer and into the hands of an intruder.

MacScan also warns you of several popular remote administrative programs which may have been activated or installed without your authentication. It's not uncommon for people to activate administration applications and forget to remove or turn off, even if your aware of these programs existence on the computer you can easily be reminded if its running or not.


So, if you bought a used computer, wouldn't an erase & install be cheaper than buying software like MacScan?

Are there actual, proven-working keystroke loggers that run in OSX? Spyware?

[BigGuynRusty]

LOL!
Your correct InCon, Format & Reinstall, I even do that with brand new computers.

BGnR

[microchip13]

Keystroke loggers. Kinda.

There's unix level one called KTrace, it records it's calls to the kernel, and thus you can see the keystrokes, but it's in a lot of mess.


I had one of my security nut friends use it on me, very annoyed, but it did get me to change my password.

[Carm]

Keystroke loggers, for OS X, yes. They exist. Spyware, NO, unless you consider the Keystroke logger "spyware", the keystroke loggers need authentication to install.

Carm

[ztirffritz]

Don't run as a user with Admin priv's and you'll be fine, for now.

[Silencio]

I Googled a few of the trojans and keyloggers on their list of detected malware. I did find some stuff about a couple of the trojans: they generally seem to be disguised as kracks for pirated software, so if you don't warez, you'll never run into 'em. The keyloggers look like commercial or shareware apps. And there was some VNC-like screensharing app that's also on the malware list, too, for who knows what reason...