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RE: Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselves
It?s certainly not reason to rush out and buy security software for your Mac.

This is the first Mac botnet. Don't discount that more may come. At what point do you break down and buy security software for your Mac? After its too late and you are already infected?
Posted by: Loverock Davidson   Posted on: 04/16/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Unsophisticated attacks  honeymonster | 04/16/09
Sense of humour  Partners in Grime | 04/18/09
Well.... I Use a Mac AND Windows (and Linux), and I Wonder That Myself  drprod@... | 04/19/09
RE: Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselves  Loverock Davidson | 04/16/09
Did this botnet pop into creation when it was discovered?  NonZealot | 04/16/09
Note entirely correct  honeymonster | 04/16/09
Try going to here on your Windows machine.  Intellihence | 04/16/09
OK...I did. And it brought up a Google page.  ye | 04/16/09
Owned?  Confused by religion | 04/16/09
Owned, you say?  Nihilkrist | 04/16/09
Well, if you download a .exe  epcraig | 04/17/09
just went to the site  brian ansorge | 04/18/09
Of course . . .  brian ansorge | 04/18/09
Sorry Brian, I tried...  Malachi V | 04/19/09
I Don't Believe It - I Actually AGREE w/M$FT Bigot Headrock For Once!  drprod@... | 04/19/09
It sure does make one question those who advocate switching  NonZealot | 04/16/09
OS X is the least secure of all the OSs out there. Now it isn't even safe.  Intellihence | 04/16/09
went there, please stop posting links to porn  rtk | 04/16/09
I'm sorry to hear that, rtk.  Zogg | 04/17/09
@Zogg  rtk | 04/17/09
Truth hurt?  Dr. John | 04/17/09
New Ads  bmgoodman | 04/16/09
And another  NonZealot | 04/16/09
You wish...  Metronome49 | 04/17/09
RE: Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselves  VikingCoral | 04/16/09
Hacked in 10 seconds at PWN2OWN '09  eMJayy | 04/16/09
Thank you Adrian!  MalachiV | 04/16/09
RE: Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselves  TsarNikky | 04/16/09
Could you clarify Adrian?  DevStar | 04/16/09
You have to enter a password...  Sleeper Service | 04/16/09
Well not quite  woot! | 04/16/09
RE: Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselves  mep01378 | 04/16/09
So the hacked installer installs the trojan?  John L. Ries | 04/16/09
cant protect  xicanonaztlanca | 04/16/09
Mac botnet cooler than PC botnet  Metronome49 | 04/17/09
"I firmly believe that Mac OS X goes further than Windows does to protect u  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/17/09
You're mistaking...  zkiwi | 04/18/09
Finally!  Futurdreamz@... | 04/17/09
Advantage of having a Mac botnet  rick6612 | 04/17/09
Really?  zkiwi | 04/18/09
Once again Adrian, your zealotry is showing.  Scrat | 04/18/09
RE: Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselves  blinkdt | 04/19/09
The Genius Test  KeeBaud | 04/20/09
Thanks for blaming  big red one | 04/20/09
LOL @ "maybe it's just cooler..."  berriend | 04/22/09
Why NOT an Apple Botnet?  macsrwe@... | 08/09/09

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