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[Snotty]

DICKWAD HAS COOTIES!

RUN!

It's Kooties with a "K".......... Don't make me come over there!!!!

[balloon knot]

don't use chrome or ie, firefox with no script, ghostry, ad block plus.......................or linux

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

http://www.ibtimes.com/yontoo-trojan...adware-1142969

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013...alware-attack/

I love these morons who think that Macs are inherently safer than any other operating system.

Suckas!

[Vashier]

In chrome that came from the live TV apps that you can add. It happened to me and as soon as I disabled the live tv shit it went away

(oppps extension not app)

[Vashier]

I love these morons who think that Macs are inherently safer than any other operating system.

Suckas!

They never admit it's because they have such a low market share it isn't worth the time to invent the malware. It's NOT inherently safer.

[DICKWAD]

I fixed it, I fixed it.

[Vashier]

I fixed it, I fixed it.

what caused it bro?

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

They never admit it's because they have such a low market share it isn't worth the time to invent the malware. It's NOT inherently safer.

I know. I pull out the stats from various sources on the web that show Macs are less than 10% of the market share. It's simply not worth their time.

[NotMyBro]

Install Firefox, install AdBlock Plus, install Ghostery = BLISS!

[DICKWAD]

what caused it bro?

Not sure yet, but there were 6 file extensions that were named Browse2save, browsee2save , brois2save. you get the idea. I just disabled them and deleted. I'm not sure if it's Google sneaking them in or they come in files I downloaded. It's pretty easy to get rid of, Now that i know it's lurking .

[NotMyBro]

They never admit it's because they have such a low market share it isn't worth the time to invent the malware. It's NOT inherently safer.

They actually are. Neither OS X nor Safari were hacked on this year's Pwn2Own.

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013...ed-on-day-one/

Of the Big Four browsers, only Apple's Safari has so far survived the onslaught of the browser-breakers at PWN2OWN 2013

Mac OS X is heavy on security since it's UNIX underneath. It has all the sec features like sandboxing and ASLR etc and has proven more resilient than other OSes. About the only way your Mac can get infected is if you have Java running in your browser (and it's next to impossible to protect an OS if you have something like that running in your browser since it needs all kinds of executable privileges).

[DICKWAD]

They actually are. Neither OS X nor Safari were hacked on this year's Pwn2Own.

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013...ed-on-day-one/



Mac OS X is heavy on security since it's UNIX underneath. It has all the sec features like sandboxing and ASLR etc and has proven more resilient than other OSes. About the only way your Mac can get infected is if you have Java running in your browser (and it's next to impossible to protect an OS if you have something like that running in your browser since it needs all kinds of executable privileges).

Huh ?

[knu3421]

Stop dicking around, dickwad

[DICKWAD]

Stop dicking around, dickwad

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

They actually are. Neither OS X nor Safari were hacked on this year's Pwn2Own.

Just because their operating system is not the target does NOT make it 'safer.'

[Rodney21a]

Just because their operating system is not the target does NOT make it 'safer.'

Mac Users are blissfully ignorant because Mac Targets Tech retards with a system that made them feel tech Savey.. Shit is changing...

Think Apple's Got Your Back? 600K Trojan Virus Attacks Say Otherwise



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Mac mini (Photo credit: bfishadow)


According to Apple‘s popular marketing slogan, people should choose Macs over Windows systems because they ‘just work.’ But as hackers and malware writers start to target the platform, owners might need to do some work of their own to make sure that their Mac continues to ‘just work’ as intended.



Traditionally, Mac users have felt safer than Windows users, and with good cause, because for a long time there was hardly any malware targeting the operating system. It’s been far easier for the bad guys to go after Windows users given the dominance of the platform. But as more and more people – in particular dissatisfied Windows users, who bring their bad habits of clicking on everything and installing everything offered to them – turn to the Mac platform, the operating system is now on the radar of malware writers and other ne’er-do-wells.
About a year ago Mac users were targeted by a piece of malware called Mac Defender. The malware was very primitive by Windows standards and spread using infected image files appearing in GoogleImage searches, but despite this limited exposure it gained enough traction to infect tens of thousands of Macs. The problem, along with the associated media attention, forced Apple to release a security updates for the Mac OS platform to block it. Then for a several weeks Apple and the malware writers played a cat and mouse. The malware code would be tweaked so it would get past Apple’s defenses, and in response, Apple would release another security update.
The episode was finally brought to an end not by Apple but by Google when it stopped displaying the infected images in search results. But this was not before it was shown that Mac OS was leaving users wide open to attack.
Fast forward to today, and a completely different threat is facing Mac users. It is estimated that some600,000 Macs have been taken over as part of a botnet by a new variant of an old Trojan called Flashback. This Trojan spreads via infected web pages and exploits Java vulnerabilities that have been known for some time, yet Apple didn’t see fit to release a patch until this week (Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 7 and Java for OS X Lion 2012-001).
And it’s not hard to become infected with this Trojan. All the user has to do to become compromised by this malware is visit an infected web page, and if the system is not patched the Trojan will be downloaded and installed silently without the user having to click on anything. The Trojan is incredibly sophisticated and scans network traffic for usernames and passwords, which is records and sends back to the bad guys. If you think that your Mac is already infected, Finnish security firm F-Secure have removal details here.

Note: Apple stopped bundling Java with Mac OS X 10.7 ‘Lion’ but continues to give users instructions via the Safari browser on how to download and install it.

As a part-time Mac user myself, I don’t feel that Apple has my back. Apple doesn’t have a good track record of patching vulnerabilities promptly, with it taking the company more than three years to fix one hole. And because of that I feel the need to install third-party antivirus software onto my Macs.
Worried that antivirus software for your Mac will be expensive? Don’t! Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition and ClamXav 2 are both excellent products and won’t set you back a dime. If you’d rather go for a paid-for solution then I suggest that you take a look at Intego’s VirusBarrier X6 or Internet Security Barrier X6.
Don’t believe the hype that Macs are invulnerable to malware, even Apple has now toned down this rhetoric over the years and now uses tamer phrases such as ‘more resistant to attack.‘ Get protected, and then stop worrying about malware.


It’s that simple.

[ShutupMoron]

About the only way your Mac can get infected is if you have Java running in your browser (and it's next to impossible to protect an OS if you have something like that running in your browser since it needs all kinds of executable privileges).

Oracle patched Java but Apple's own version wasn't patched. Flash is also a security risk for Macs. If you're really security conscious you shouldn't be running either Java or Flash regardless of the browser or OS platform.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-57...rid-of-it-faq/

[king october]

I love these morons who think that Macs are inherently safer than any other operating system.

Suckas!

They are - these attacks don't come in through security holes in Mac OS X - they all use social engineering, getting you to download and install software (or they come in through Java, which is Sun/Oracles crappy ass bolt-on which Apple always disables).

Bottomline - Windows or Mac, if you d/l and install something you don't understand you're likely to get hit.

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

They are - these attacks don't come in through security holes in Mac OS X -...

YET...

god damn it.

That's my point.

[Spazzmatazz]

Mac Users are blissfully ignorant because Mac Targets Tech retards with a system that made them feel tech Savey.. Shit is changing...

Mac virus and malware attacks will increase at the same rate as the marketshare. Count on it.