The infection vector turned out to be pirated software, according to The Safe Mac. That means standard procedure for dealing with it applies: just don't install dodgy stuff, and always make sure you know what you're entering a password for. That would, incidentally, make it a trojan, and not a worm.
Still doesn't explain 70k Macs though. Hmm. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.