Hi Chris,
As the thread states, it is a warning to anyone who thinks their computer is immume (whether they be Windows, OSX or Linux). OSX is just next on the hit list. We have already seen people try unsuccessfuly with things like iPhone etc, but it will only be a matter of time. We are just seeing the start of the bell curve for OSX malware. The stuff that is out there is crude, but it will get better/worse.
He is another article by the same author of what he found embedded in a picture listed through Google when searching for tsunami pictures.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/what-...69?tag=nl.e539
If you werent a knowledgable user, you would have installed this through FUD.
Bob is on the money with his analogy.