Absolutely correct that no OS is totally safe. The worm in question, is a pretty small one compared to most. It was downloadable in a program for Bit torrent, a sharing system, usually for less than legal music or movies.
This article has a fairly good explanation:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/new-os...=nl.e539&s_cid=e539&ttag=e539&ftag=TRE17cfd61
Ken Miller
Yes, I'm fairly aware of what Transmission is. It's been bundled with all my Linux systems and I uninstall after I get my OS up and running. Mainly because I don't use that platform of file sharing.
Bit torrent in of itself isn't illegal, it's what is shared on it is what may or may not be legal. Much like really anything else. It's how someone uses something that makes it questionable.
However, that wasn't really my point. Not what the vector of infection was, but the mere fact that there was an infection, when people believe that certain OSs are totally secure and aren't prone to these types of issues period.
It all depends on what you use these tools for or how carefully you monitor suspicious email activity in your inbox. That and the fact that Windows users typically tend to run their machines in full admin mode all the time has really added to one OS really being the target, especially considering it's market share.