Secure your Mac...
If you have a Mac, follow these directions from John Gruber to protect yourself against this latest threat.
Download RCDefaultApp, a free System Prefs panel from Rubicode. Install it in the PreferencePanes folder in your Library folder.
Open System Prefs, then open the new Default Apps panel.
Click on the "URLs" tab.
Set the 'disk:', 'disks:', and 'help:' protocols to "
". You should also open Safari's preferences, and turn off the checkbox "Open 'safe' files after downloading" -- when turned on, this setting allows disk images to be mounted automatically.
Feel free to read the rest of Gruber's post to get more info. on the specifics of the vulnerability... if you're just interested in making sure your Mac is playing safe, the above will be sufficient for the time being.
UPDATE [2004-05-21 10:39:00]: Gruber recommends disabling telnet as well:
In addition to the �disk:�, �disks:�, and �help:� URI protocols mentioned yesterday, you should also turn off the �telnet:� protocol.
Posted by joebeone at Mayo 20, 2004 10:47 AM | TrackBack