OpenOSX Posted Free TrojanDefuser for MP3Virus.Gen

According to Open OSX, "This application [TrojanDefuser] will allow you to drag files that are suspected of being the recently (4/8/04) discovered Trojan Horse 'MP3Virus.Gen' by making a copy of the suspected file without the resource fork, therefore eliminating the potentially malicious code and preserving the data fork of the file. If the dragged file(s) is type 'APPL' (application), then it will be considered suspect."

As we posted last Friday (here and here), the MP3Virus.Gen cited by Intego's press release is a "proof of concept" Trojan Horse and is benign. There have been no known instances of it being delivered to anyone's Mac, malicious payload or not. Still, it's better to be safe than sorry when it comes to such things.