

Click the 'Buy' button and enter the requested information. “To upgrade to a fully-functional version of iWork '09, open any of the trial applications. “Though retail versions of iWork '09 no longer come with serial numbers, you will need a serial number if you are using the iWork '09 trial version and decide to purchase the fully-functional version of iWork '09,” says Apple. Install iWork '09 from the enclosed disc and you're ready to go,” reveals an Apple Support document. Ironically, Apple recently announced that “iWork '09 retail boxes no longer come with a serial number.

Over 20,000 people are believed to have downloaded infected copies of iWork '09 so far. It connects to a remote server informing a hacker that they have access, at which point the hacker can start nosing around a user's computer. Once launched, iWorkServices subsequently becomes a startup item with full root privileges. Dubbed, the installer disguises itself as iWorkServices.

Several sources, including security firms, are acknowledging that pirated copies of iWork '09 available for free download via torrent sites have been infected with a trojan horse. Reportedly, pirated versions of the software have made their way on torrent sites weighing in a tad more than the original package. The latest version of Apple's iWork suite contains major updates that even hackers couldn't resist.
