ESET Threat Blog

The OSX/OpinionSpy/PremierOpinion story has unfolded rather more slowly than we're accustomed to seeing in the world of Windows (where PremierOpinion has been flagged as adware, spyware or "possibly unwanted" for quite a while.
As far as the 7Art screensavers are concerned, the last time I checked, the  screensavers themselves seemed to be clean, and allowing access to … Read More…

I was in Cyprus when I first came across the story about this spyware, which I blogged about here and here.
Unfortunately, although Intego reported on some of the screensavers that were associated with its distribution, I was obliged to update the blog and remove the link to that information, as it was removed from the Intego … Read More…

[Updated]
Mac security firm Intego has reported that a spyware application it calls OSX/OpinionSpy is being spread as a program called PremierOpinion. 
According to Intego, the user is required to install the program, which is claimed to be a market research utility, as part of the installation process for a number of screensavers and at least one other application made freely available … Read More…