It's the first issue of the Apple Weekend Warrior and we've got some good stuff for everyone. To kick things off with the new and improved version of the QuickJump QuickPeek feature, we have a healthy dosage of Trojan malware, spiced with Snow Leopards on the side. Confused? Read the full article to get a better idea of what we're talking about.

Mac users beware - the first ever ARDAgent-based Trojan malware was recently identified by SecureMac, compromising the security of the normally airtight Mac OS X system. Known as "AppleScript.THT", the Trojan exploits a vulnerability in the Apple Remote Desktop Agent and allows malicious users complete access to the system. More details about the Trojan can be found in our full article.

Much to the disappointment of many, Apple has recently made the announcement on their website that around 1% of Video iPods which were out for the public by September 12 carried a virus known to affect Windows-equipped computers. However, they go on to comfort the new iPod consumers, and state that the said virus, which goes by the name of RavMonE.exe, can easily be taken care of by any up-to-date virus scanner.

The people over from Apple have also issued an apology: "We are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not catching it." Aww...

It would have been nice if it ended at that, but according to the security experts at Sophos, Apple may have not really identified the name of the virus, which in turn, will cause virus scanners to miss this piece of malware completely. According to them, RavMonE.exe is a common or generic name that hackers use in order to disguise their programs. Also RavMonE.exe is a program that comes from a legitimate application, RAV Anti-Virus, which may be another factor for virus scanners to not see this infected file.

So, to cut the long story short, Apple has accidentally released a Windows-based virus to the public and they may not actually know what it is, hence making it more difficult to find and remove.

Sophos has noted, however, that they will look into it and provide the necessary information to the public once they've correctly identified the sneaky little virus. It may only be a Windows-based infection, but who knows?

How nice of them, don't you think?

MacScan Software offers an application that scans your hard drive for spyware and that cleans up the traces of your Web browsing. Neat. But before you dole out that $25 for this Mac OS X application, you might want to check out this review. MacWorld's Mark H. Anbinder tried out MacScan 2.1 and came up with the following conclusion: there's no real need for the said software.

Although MacScan delivers exactly what it advertises, it runs really slow. Unlike anti-virus apps, this software rescans files it has previously scanned eventhough the files haven't been modified since the last scan. But the biggest issue with MacScan is its necessity. As Anbinder wrote, "Of the 40-plus threats listed on the MacScan Web site, for example, many apply only to OS 9."

With regards to the cleaning up of the Web history, cache, and cookies, one can already configure their browsers to not collect them, making it unnecessary to have a separate application to erase browser traces.

Eventhough the MacScan "takes care of its business reasonably well", its functionality can be carried on by Mac users for free. Maybe when Mac OS X users get more malware threatening their OS, then this application may come in handy. But for now, we can keep that 25 bucks and save it for the next 'must have' software.