Year: 2009

Since SecureMac released its iWorkServices Trojan Removal Tool last
week, a new related trojan has been detected in the wild. As a
result, SecureMac has updated the tool, and renamed it iServices
Trojan Removal Tool. The tool is still free to download and use, and
now detects and removes the new variant distributed with pirated
versions of Adobe (ADBE) Photoshop CS 4 for Apple (AAPL) Mac OS X.

Pirated copies of Photoshop CS 4 are reported by Intego
(http://www.intego.com/news/ism0902.asp) to contain malware. On Jan.

Zevrix Solutions has released Instant Backup 1.0, a solution to back
up selected files and folders on-line and locally. Instant Backup is
designed to back up the most important and sensitive active projects.

However, it’s not a replacement for the complete backup systems, such
as Time Machine. It’s for times such as when you prefer to have a
password protected copy of the project on an FTP site, in addition to
all your regular local backups. Or when you wish to back up more than
hourly.

Instant Backup allows you to specify various backup locations.

Akvis has released Akvis Artwork 2.0, an update of the special effect
tool that applies different painting techniques to common digital
pictures. Available in Mac and PC versions stand-alone or as a
plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, it’s designed to make digital photos
look as if they were real oil paintings.

Version 2.0 converts photos into oil paintings and presents a new
painting style — Comics. Creating an oil portrait or a comic strip
from the last party is just a few clicks away.