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OMG!!!! A big Mac attack!
What will the fanboys do???? Oh, the humanity...
Oh wait, I know... They'll say, "Well it's only 1, Windows has millions". Maybe now they'll realize its only beacause they (malware) have yet to be written, not because the Mac is actually safer, but I wouldn't count in it.
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Stupid Users  Pascal117 | 11/21/08
Sounds familiar...  daMan25 | 11/21/08
Actually  AzuMao | 11/24/08
Do you lack knowledge or are you just a troll? n/t  notsofast | 11/24/08
No, but you're clearly a troll.  AzuMao | 11/25/08
Right...  tikigawd | 11/25/08
Okay  AzuMao | 11/25/08
Funny...  tikigawd | 11/26/08
Not Funny....!  Rasheedalh | 11/26/08
Enjoy your delusional reality.  AzuMao | 11/26/08
@Rasheedalh  tikigawd | 12/04/08
@AzuMao: Oh, I see...  tikigawd | 12/04/08
That is funny  mdemuth | 11/21/08
Yep.  kozmcrae | 11/23/08
Yes  ghost_ghost | 11/25/08
You would have to discount...  DevJonny | 11/28/08
Yes, Microsoft have earned their reputation  AzuMao | 11/28/08
Hmmmm  JHPArizona@... | 12/04/08
No  AzuMao | 11/24/08
Wrong!!!!  mrlinux | 11/25/08
Didn't know I had to explicitly mention that  AzuMao | 11/26/08
And here  ShadowGIATL | 11/21/08
VLC for Mac is great for porn!  Dan the Digital Dog | 11/22/08
VLC is the best for porn!  Kiamors | 11/24/08
And the best part is, it also lets you get your pr0n in HD! 8-}  nix_hed | 11/24/08
not always stupid users - backdoors are sometimes used  Clewin | 11/24/08
I think it's funny...  nix_hed | 11/24/08
And the backdoor got installed to begin with because..  AzuMao | 11/25/08
Stop the FUD, read the comment properly (nt)  nDuDut | 11/25/08
You read it properly.  AzuMao | 11/26/08
Gullable Users  chromeronin | 11/24/08
Well Duh!  notsofast | 11/24/08
Yes they are......  JHPArizona@... | 12/04/08
OMG!!!! A big Mac attack!  ddmattison | 11/21/08
Old news  U53r | 11/21/08
Wrong fruit  ddmattison | 11/21/08
Maybe...  ShadowGIATL | 11/21/08
Of course...  FanaticGeek | 11/22/08
Yeah, I regularly let complete strangers...  914four | 11/24/08
I really hope...  Leans_To_Center | 11/24/08
...ugh  Metronome49 | 11/21/08
So we keep hearing. Yet no prove is ever offered.  ye | 11/21/08
True, and here's the proof  FanaticGeek | 11/22/08
Add on Programs  brendan@... | 11/24/08
Think you missed something here...  scpredmage | 11/24/08
Let's think about this, though...  nix_hed | 11/24/08
re: Let's think about this, though...  rtk | 11/25/08
Or it was...  AzuMao | 11/25/08
You've actually done a pretty good  alaniane@... | 12/04/08
You sure about that?  AzuMao | 12/05/08
Not quite ...  de-void | 11/21/08
More to the point...  ShadowGIATL | 11/21/08
Wasn't a bug in the latest ubuntu Kernel announced a week or 2 ago?  notsofast | 11/24/08
Nope.  AzuMao | 11/25/08
WiFi hacks will afect any OS...  DevJonny | 11/28/08
The aim  AzuMao | 11/28/08
A famous MIT buffer overrun  alaniane@... | 12/04/08
Okay?  AzuMao | 12/05/08
Right on!  FanaticGeek | 11/22/08
Yes, I agree, but...  FanaticGeek | 11/22/08
The first step to getting better...  ShadowGIATL | 11/23/08
The thing with Mac VS PC...  nix_hed | 11/24/08
But this isn't an imperfection.  AzuMao | 11/25/08
Some mistruths here  jimfrost | 11/24/08
Amen!  914four | 11/24/08
Amen, Again.  PMC-CON | 11/24/08
Perfect  mars3132@... | 11/25/08
At last someone seeing sense...  DevJonny | 11/28/08
Fanboys?  UncleVic | 11/24/08
Not running...  arminw | 11/24/08
you must of course be speaking about  rtk | 11/25/08
I agree, and I am a Mac User....  akaralia | 11/24/08
Except  AzuMao | 11/24/08
no matter how many times you make the claim  rtk | 11/25/08
If 10 days = 10 years  AzuMao | 11/25/08
lol  rtk | 11/26/08
Nope  AzuMao | 11/26/08
Please can you still answer the question...  DevJonny | 11/28/08
Do you actually want a list? Or just trying to be annoying?  AzuMao | 11/28/08
no list required  rtk | 11/28/08
Actually  AzuMao | 11/29/08
re: actually  rtk | 12/01/08
You're the one going off topic.  AzuMao | 12/03/08
I looked all over  rtk | 12/03/08
If you say so.  AzuMao | 12/04/08
I love flame postings grin  nix_hed | 11/24/08
Adrian will blame Bill Gates.  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 11/21/08
No, he'll blame Ballmer and the MBU wink  nix_hed | 11/24/08
Trojan  BreadintheBone | 11/21/08
MyDoom  rpmyers1 | 11/21/08
Morons are on all platforms  rag@... | 11/21/08
Exactly  rpmyers1 | 11/21/08
The first widespread viruses were for Macs  PMC-CON | 11/24/08
And the very first computer virus was on the Apple II platform.  nix_hed | 11/24/08
So far so good.....  James Quinn | 11/21/08
You are very confused here Jimbo.  xuniL_z | 11/21/08
You obviously know nothing about Mac OS X  GoPower | 11/21/08
Unfortunately, I have to support one.  xuniL_z | 11/21/08
Woah! woah! Hold on a sec  hurler1348@... | 11/24/08
We'll wait until you learn more...  tem.digital | 11/25/08
about accusations of stupidity.  rtk | 11/25/08
Amazing !  Jkirk3279 | 11/30/08
He banged his thick skull on it to often.  AzuMao | 12/01/08
Read and learn  GoPower | 11/21/08
*Pop*  Sleeper Service | 11/22/08
Misconception time again...  rag@... | 11/21/08
lol  Badgered | 11/21/08
Better a Wintard than an iTard  mikefarinha | 11/21/08
Oh, come on!  rtk | 11/21/08
So the Mac OS cannot run applications?  logicearth@... | 11/21/08
The long and the short of it...  Wolfie2K3 | 11/22/08
You mean harmless ones? OK.  James Quinn | 11/24/08
It's probably best......  xuniL_z | 11/24/08
K..... but seriously what harm has been done?  James Quinn | 11/25/08
Sorry, but that argument is ridiculous  eMJayy | 11/21/08
Quicktime Will Ultimately Be The Major Mac Compromise Vector  PMC-CON | 11/24/08
That's why Apple's overhauling the entire QT platform in time for 10.6.  nix_hed | 11/24/08
I feel so... enlightened!  tem.digital | 11/25/08
It has everything to do with how the OS is designed.  tracy anne | 11/25/08
neither are you a windows user  rtk | 11/25/08
[winking]  brian ansorge | 11/28/08
yup  rtk | 12/01/08
Looks like YOU'RE the one with no first-hand Vista experience.  AzuMao | 11/29/08
Oh! Hold your horses....  akaralia | 11/24/08
Jimmy, Jimmy...  nix_hed | 11/24/08
Doesn't malware have to do something mal?  James Quinn | 11/25/08
Only on Tuesdays  tracy anne | 11/25/08
If everything you can download and run (on purpose) is malware  AzuMao | 11/25/08
There is a difference in a program  alaniane@... | 12/04/08
That would be true if..  AzuMao | 12/05/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  jeremychappell | 11/21/08
Nice Spin!(nt)  ShadeTree | 11/21/08
Say That Again?  mikefarinha | 11/21/08
Oh! well Hilda scratch this one of the list..  akaralia | 11/24/08
And how is this different from Windows?  ye | 11/21/08
I see... that's why Vista is still junk  Dan the Digital Dog | 11/22/08
Or...  mikefarinha | 11/22/08
This functionality has been present from day one.  ye | 11/23/08
Your post is junk.  tem.digital | 11/25/08
WOW  rjohn05 | 11/21/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  jeremychappell | 11/21/08
How does Mac OS X protect users?  jeremychappell | 11/21/08
Not enough  rpmyers1 | 11/21/08
That would be true for Windows as well, but unlike Windows...  olePigeon | 11/21/08
Easy to clean  rpmyers1 | 11/21/08
Administrative users can modify other users files in OS X.  ye | 11/21/08
You're Right There  DannyO_0x98 | 11/21/08
No privileged elevation required.  ye | 11/22/08
Yes and no.  nix_hed | 11/24/08
The problem is  AzuMao | 11/25/08
except  rtk | 11/26/08
Actually  AzuMao | 11/26/08
Actually,  rtk | 11/28/08
Weird  AzuMao | 11/29/08
North America  rtk | 12/01/08
Looks like you gave up.  AzuMao | 12/03/08
Oh, don't count on it.  rtk | 12/03/08
Do you actually  AzuMao | 12/04/08
88%, up from 84% of user sessions have UAC enabled  rtk | 12/04/08
Uh-huh  AzuMao | 12/05/08
Yup  rtk | 12/05/08
Love the hypochrisy  AzuMao | 12/06/08
Teach a man to fish  rtk | 12/06/08
Why should I do your research for you?  AzuMao | 12/07/08
It's been that way since day one.  nix_hed | 11/24/08
Wouldn't this only affect one user's files?  barence773 | 11/21/08
Yes  rpmyers1 | 11/24/08
I think Bush did it.  People | 11/21/08
of course  doh123 | 11/21/08
Oh yeah....  daMan25 | 11/21/08
as long as he can...  doh123 | 11/21/08
Nope... it was....  Linux User 147560 | 11/21/08
I think it was...  brble | 11/21/08
You are soooo wrong.  ShadowGIATL | 11/24/08
Nah, Blame Regan  coachgeorge | 11/24/08
I imagine a crapware vender could write  zmud | 11/21/08
Why put it on a website?  rpmyers1 | 11/21/08
PHP/SQL Injection  DannyO_0x98 | 11/21/08
Totally different subject...  storm14k | 11/22/08
it is more complex than that  barence773 | 11/22/08
You're assuming a normal set of circumstances.  ye | 11/22/08
But I thought there wasn't any "malicious software" out there for Macs?  IT_Guy_z | 11/21/08
Oh just stop.....  Badgered | 11/21/08
yes.. thats right...  doh123 | 11/21/08
but....  Badgered | 11/21/08
Show Me!  mikefarinha | 11/21/08
I am here too...  akaralia | 11/24/08
Just no viruses  rag@... | 11/21/08
Except there are.  Sleeper Service | 11/21/08
No, there aren't. [nt]  olePigeon | 11/21/08
Yes there are......  CrashPad | 11/21/08
Name one  rag@... | 11/21/08
Leap-A?  Sleeper Service | 11/22/08
Really? "not now and have never been any viruses in the wild for OS X"  ths40 | 11/21/08
That is a proof of concept worm released by F-Secure...  olePigeon | 11/21/08
Trojan may equal virus  Ceridan | 11/21/08
A Trojan may contain a virus, they are not equal  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 11/21/08
Well, considering  frgough | 11/21/08
Once again...  IT_Guy_z | 11/21/08
Semantics.  Sleeper Service | 11/21/08
There aren't any viruses or worms. There are now 3 trojans. [nt]  olePigeon | 11/21/08
Ohhh, it's only a trojan. Not a virus.  3D0G | 11/21/08
Trot out the usual Mac apologists ....  ShadeTree | 11/21/08
Yep  frgough | 11/21/08
Show Me or Shaddup!  mikefarinha | 11/21/08
The SMB exploit has been around for the last 7 years. [nt]  olePigeon | 11/21/08
What exploit are you referring to? (nt)  ye | 11/21/08
MS08-068 [nt]  olePigeon | 11/21/08
That's a vulnerability and not an exploit. (nt)  ye | 11/21/08
*sigh*  zkiwi | 11/21/08
@zkiwi: Yet you did not name even one.  ye | 11/21/08
@ye  zkiwi | 11/21/08
@zkiwi: A PoC released on 07/2007 is not an exploit.  ye | 11/22/08
So, you deny Microsoft's assertion that...  zkiwi | 11/22/08
@zkiwi: I am asking you to name just ONE.  ye | 11/22/08
Go ask Microsoft  zkiwi | 11/23/08
Workaround has existed the whole time....  JoeMama_z | 11/24/08
Show me one incidence...  Sleeper Service | 11/21/08
Are you kidding?  olePigeon | 11/21/08
Show me one reported incidence then.  Sleeper Service | 11/21/08
Eastman Kodak Probably  PMC-CON | 11/24/08
What's your point? nt  mikefarinha | 11/21/08
You said in the past 7 years...  olePigeon | 11/21/08
olePigeon = Fail  mikefarinha | 11/21/08
What's your point?? ... It's been asked before ...  n0neXn0ne | 11/23/08
MAJOR FAIL!  de-void | 11/21/08
What is the name of the exploit?  ye | 11/21/08
Seriously?  notsofast | 11/24/08
Except this isn't a vulnerability in the OS  AzuMao | 11/25/08
ALL computers are vulnerable  GiMMeABreak | 11/29/08
Learn to read.  AzuMao | 11/30/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  ceo@... | 11/21/08
nt  mikefarinha | 11/21/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  gnesterenko | 11/21/08
protection  icedhome1 | 11/24/08
Mac sucks!!  shellcodes_coder | 11/21/08
Windows Sucks!!  itanalyst2@... | 11/22/08
Very detailed argument. Perchance were you a  James Quinn | 11/25/08
I guess that OS X security _is_ good enough if it a trojan makes headlines  merlin747 | 11/22/08
Social engineering threats...  Dan the Digital Dog | 11/22/08
AN ANSWER TO ALL MAC USERS  FanaticGeek | 11/22/08
What was the question?  Tigertank | 11/23/08
as for me, I'm sticking to Linux  tracy anne | 11/25/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  s32432432 | 11/23/08
Steve Jobs: $2,000,000 for the head of the cracker  AtlantaTerry | 11/23/08
Let me get this straight  mlindl | 11/23/08
You are right....  JoeMama_z | 11/23/08
Don't see it myself....  James Quinn | 11/24/08
I agree  xuniL_z | 11/24/08
Re: "Vista has more up to date and complete"  AzuMao | 11/25/08
No of course not....  JoeMama_z | 11/24/08
Who has caught this stuff anyway?  James Quinn | 11/25/08
Uh?  AzuMao | 11/25/08
lol  rtk | 11/26/08
Guess we're talking about two different things..  AzuMao | 11/26/08
no, you're quoting from the anti-vista manifesto  rtk | 11/28/08
Riiight..  AzuMao | 11/29/08
re: Riiight  rtk | 12/01/08
Pretty everyone who buys a pre-made computer nowadays  AzuMao | 12/03/08
conversely  rtk | 12/03/08
Right  AzuMao | 12/04/08
"Change" the topic to Macs?  rtk | 12/04/08
Yes  AzuMao | 12/05/08
No  rtk | 12/05/08
What's there to "apologize" for?  AzuMao | 12/06/08
take a knee, kid  rtk | 12/06/08
Just keep proving  AzuMao | 12/07/08
One thing Mac Zealots never understand....  DotNetWill | 11/24/08
I'll take my chances with the more talented kid then  James Quinn | 11/24/08
Mac users have experience with malware  MacGeek2121 | 11/24/08
Re: "Then we'll have to buy some really intrusive piece of software"  AzuMao | 11/25/08
You keep saying this, but...  DevJonny | 11/28/08
Data loss?  boomer0127 | 11/24/08
Another "Fantastic" headline for a ho-hum article  Timpraetor | 11/24/08
mac is not immune  rjw_mpwr@... | 11/24/08
And what does your reply have to do with my post?  Timpraetor | 12/04/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  space1nvaders | 11/24/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  winegirl | 11/24/08
This will only work on Systems where the expectation  tracy anne | 11/24/08
RE: This will only work on Systems where the expectation  gigabot71 | 11/24/08
What is the all that you are referring to  tracy anne | 11/24/08
relies on tricking a user to download it?  nancyjones36507@... | 11/24/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  coachgeorge | 11/24/08
Only from gullibale users  tracy anne | 11/25/08
Another thing all computers are at risk of  AzuMao | 11/25/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  jothesmo | 11/24/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  Stuart Austwick | 11/24/08
especially  scottseattle | 11/24/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  catmedia | 11/24/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  firesoul | 11/24/08
Look at the FLOOD of posts! LOL!!! Read on...  profsmichael@... | 11/24/08
Microsoft is to blame, for all Virus infection on Windows.  tracy anne | 11/25/08
Can happen on a Mac  rpmyers1 | 11/25/08
In fact the Mac was not infected with a virus  tracy anne | 11/25/08
pwn2own wasn't about infecting a machine with a virus  rtk | 11/25/08
Actually I don't. Please reread my comments.  tracy anne | 11/25/08
Doesn't make sense...  nDuDut | 11/25/08
Doesn't make sense  tracy anne | 11/26/08
sorry, but you're speaking out of your butt.  rtk | 11/25/08
You're speaking from yout butt too..  jacarter3 | 11/25/08
except  rtk | 11/25/08
When you word it that way  AzuMao | 11/25/08
Not the same thing at all.  tracy anne | 11/26/08
sure sure.  rtk | 11/26/08
This is apropo what?  tracy anne | 11/26/08
How I Like To Provision Users -- With Windows  PMC-CON | 11/26/08
That  tracy anne | 11/27/08
Sorry I meant to reply to  AzuMao | 11/26/08
No worries  tracy anne | 11/27/08
Except that  AzuMao | 11/25/08
I'm guessing you're attempting the rule of 12  rtk | 11/26/08
the days you are referring to ended years ago  tracy anne | 11/26/08
the bad old days of xp rtm, of course.  rtk | 11/26/08
What we're getting at  AzuMao | 11/26/08
Really  tracy anne | 11/27/08
yup, really.  rtk | 11/27/08
ActiveX is supported on  tracy anne | 11/27/08
I fail to understand  rtk | 11/27/08
You'd understand  AzuMao | 11/28/08
You continue to prove  rtk | 11/28/08
Looks like  AzuMao | 11/29/08
@Azumao  rtk | 12/01/08
Uh.. no?  AzuMao | 12/03/08
I surrender  rtk | 12/03/08
I know you surrender.  AzuMao | 12/04/08
but obviously you don't know a thing about sarcasm  rtk | 12/04/08
Right  AzuMao | 12/05/08
Wrong  rtk | 12/05/08
Except  AzuMao | 12/06/08
It's a wonder you found your way here  rtk | 12/06/08
Are you actually trying to deny  AzuMao | 12/07/08
Weird  AzuMao | 11/26/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  Laraine Anne Barker | 11/25/08
RE: Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool  dwigs | 11/25/08
pfft, LOL  rtk | 11/25/08
Just because Microsoft is transparent as mud..  AzuMao | 11/26/08
Exept of course  rtk | 12/01/08
Except of course  AzuMao | 12/03/08
I've personally reported issues to Apple  rpmyers1 | 11/25/08
Religious Wars  mrkahatr | 11/26/08
Good one  NStalnecker | 11/26/08
I don't know why????  Uncle Buck | 12/01/08
Are you retarded or something?  AzuMao | 12/03/08
Hahahaha  gman555 | 12/04/08
Attention Knights of the Windows Defense Organization  Timpraetor | 12/04/08
A short between mouse and finger.....  GASGTO73@... | 12/04/08

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