Mac trojan riding along with pirated Photoshop

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01/29/2009 09:20:33 AM · #1

From Tech news site ARS Technica comes a caution for those on a budget that may decide this is ok:

Mac trojan variant now riding along with pirated Photoshop

Also, an "I told you so" for those who have thought the Mac was immune to such things.

citymars

Nikon D700

01/29/2009 09:31:11 AM · #2

Thanks, Steve.

Not to hijack your thread, but in somewhat related news:
Worm Infects Millions of Computers Worldwide
{permalink to NY Times article)

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

01/29/2009 09:35:01 AM · #3

Originally posted by yospiff:

Also, an "I told you so" for those who have thought the Mac was immune to such things.

?!?! This would amount the the user willfully installing malware (and getting what they deserve). No computer is immune to that.

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01/29/2009 09:41:27 AM · #4

Originally posted by scalvert:

?!?! This would amount the the user willfully installing malware (and getting what they deserve). No computer is immune to that.

Agreed. But many Mac users have the false impression that the Mac is immune to malware. The Mac OS OS is inherently more secure (though not invulnerable) and the platform is also a lesser target. Up till recently that has made it a safe choice. The most effective malware these days (regardless of platform) relies on the user unknowingly inviting something in.

Message edited by author 2009-01-29 09:42:09.

kenskid

Nikon D700

01/29/2009 10:01:09 AM · #5

Doesn't matter if you ripped off PS and got the malware....the fact is that MACs are not immune.

Originally posted by scalvert:

Originally posted by yospiff:
Also, an "I told you so" for those who have thought the Mac was immune to such things.

?!?! This would amount the the user willfully installing malware (and getting what they deserve). No computer is immune to that.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

01/29/2009 10:04:31 AM · #6

No one has ever claimed that Macs are immune to user-installed software. ;-)

01/29/2009 10:13:04 AM · #7

Originally posted by scalvert:

No one has ever claimed that Macs are immune to user-installed software. ;-)

I have two friends who are both Mac people that say it all the time.

Apple did it themselves :From 2006

Message edited by author 2009-01-29 10:14:18.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

01/29/2009 10:30:11 AM · #8

Originally posted by vxpra:

Originally posted by scalvert:
No one has ever claimed that Macs are immune to user-installed software. ;-)

Apple did it themselves :From 2006

No, they didn't. They claimed that there were no Mac OS X viruses... a claim that is still true. This is a Trojan- malware that relies upon the user to actually install it- NOT a virus.

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01/29/2009 11:20:28 AM · #9

I have run across Mac users that think their systems are invulnerable. That was the point I was making.

I apologize for starting a Mac/Windows argument from what was meant to be a reasonable warning to those that might want to use pirated software.

trevytrev

Canon EOS-5D

01/29/2009 11:22:31 AM · #10

My Commador 64 is immune to viruses!

01/29/2009 12:38:33 PM · #11

Originally posted by trevytrev:

My Commador 64 is immune to viruses!

My Atari 130XE makes your C64 look like a sissy. :) (Bet there has never been an Atari/Commodore argument on DPC).

smardaz

01/29/2009 12:48:43 PM · #12

Originally posted by vxpra:

Originally posted by trevytrev:
My Commador 64 is immune to viruses!

My Atari 130XE makes your C64 look like a sissy. :) (Bet there has never been an Atari/Commodore argument on DPC).

thats because there is no argument...Commodore 64 kicks ass!

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01/29/2009 12:52:04 PM · #13

I haven't heard of an Amiga getting any malware lately. Seems like a very secure OS to me.

TonyT

Fujifilm X-T5

01/29/2009 12:58:36 PM · #14

I've never been able to get my Amiga on the internet with my 300 baud modem. What browser do you use?

Phil

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01/29/2009 01:06:39 PM · #15

Originally posted by trevytrev:

My Commador 64 is immune to viruses!

As is my Tandy TRS-80. Don't talk about my Tandy or say that it can get a virus.

01/29/2009 01:09:29 PM · #16

Originally posted by smardaz:

Originally posted by vxpra:

Originally posted by trevytrev:
My Commador 64 is immune to viruses!

My Atari 130XE makes your C64 look like a sissy. :) (Bet there has never been an Atari/Commodore argument on DPC).

thats because there is no argument...Commodore 64 ~~kicks~~ s***s ass!

Corrected your typo :)

01/29/2009 01:10:21 PM · #17

Originally posted by Phil:

Originally posted by trevytrev:
My Commador 64 is immune to viruses!

As is my Tandy TRaSh-80. Don't talk about my Tandy or say that it can get a virus.

Corrected yours as well. :)

I sense a "Please stay on topic" post coming.

Message edited by author 2009-01-29 13:11:11.

01/29/2009 01:18:13 PM · #18

Originally posted by vxpra:

I sense a "Please stay on topic" post coming.

Please stay on topic. I believe we were talking smack about Mac.

01/29/2009 01:20:35 PM · #19

Hey I think I can bring all this back into the topic.

I understand Mac's are built using all the parts Atari and Commodore rejected.

Five_Seat

Canon EOS-6D

01/29/2009 01:23:03 PM · #20

Originally posted by vxpra:

Hey I think I can bring all this back into the topic.

I understand Mac's are built using all the parts Atari and Commodore rejected.

Really, well that's dandy.

I hear Windows PC are made of this:

//www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?no_interstitial

01/29/2009 01:31:40 PM · #21

Originally posted by sjl2116:

Originally posted by vxpra:
Hey I think I can bring all this back into the topic.

I understand Mac's are built using all the parts Atari and Commodore rejected.

Really, well that's dandy.

I hear Windows PC are made of this:

//www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?no_interstitial

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, bacon.

You find something wrong with this?

The instructions for constructing this massive torpedo-shaped amalgamation of two pounds of bacon woven through and around two pounds of sausage and slathered in barbecue sauce..........

Oh, and the topic is smack talking about Macs (as pointed out above), not bashing bacon, please stay on topic. :)

Message edited by author 2009-01-29 13:54:52.

Five_Seat

Canon EOS-6D

01/29/2009 02:11:09 PM · #22

Originally posted by vxpra:

Originally posted by sjl2116:

Originally posted by vxpra:
Hey I think I can bring all this back into the topic.

I understand Mac's are built using all the parts Atari and Commodore rejected.

Really, well that's dandy.

I hear Windows PC are made of this:

//www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?no_interstitial

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, bacon.

You find something wrong with this?

The instructions for constructing this massive torpedo-shaped amalgamation of two pounds of bacon woven through and around two pounds of sausage and slathered in barbecue sauce..........

Oh, and the topic is smack talking about Macs (as pointed out above), not bashing bacon, please stay on topic. :)

Don't get me wrong, I think the sausage/bacon roll is both innovative and glorious.

To get this tread back into "topic", I now suggest that wrapping a gigantic bacon/sausage roll around your computer will shield it from various types of malware.

01/29/2009 02:35:08 PM · #23

Originally posted by sjl2116:

To get this tread back into "topic", I now suggest that wrapping a gigantic bacon/sausage roll around your computer will shield it from various types of malware.

But what would happen if you were to make it out of Spamâ�¢?

Five_Seat

Canon EOS-6D