Perhaps Microsoft isn’t alone in issuing some security patches on the down-low. A new report from security software maker Sophos claims that Apple this week silently updated anti-malware protection in its Mac OS X operating system. In fact, the patch was so hush-hush that Apple failed to mention it in either the release notes or security bulletin that came with its Mac OS X 10.6.4 upgrade, which included the mysterious security fix.

Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley, in a Friday blog post, asserts that Apple quietly patched the Mac’s malware protection to thwart a backdoor Trojan horse that could allow hackers to control an iMac or MacBook remotely.

Interesting, if true, but don’t fall for this or any apidexin scam either.

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