Half a million Mac computers 'infected with malware'

ejs · ‎10-06-2010

Excellent, lets get all Mac users to download and run some program off some random website, claiming it will "check for malware". What could possibly go wrong...

Anonymous · ‎07-04-2012

Or you could go to the Russian Dr. Web website and download their malware checker, who originated this rumour, bearing in mind the malware originated in Russia, and other Mac professionals speculate as to whether they in fact produced the malware, in order to sell their product !!
No links, it's out there.
600,000 !
It's just a projection from them, and apparently includes Windows PC's too !

RPMozley · ‎04-11-2011

No sign of it on my computer but seeing as I usually surf with Java disabled, it was highly unlikely that anything would turn up.

That's RPM to you!!

Anonymous · ‎07-04-2012

@RPMozley
Good to hear, there's not many of us mac users here !

Oldjim · ‎15-06-2007

Most of us are too poor - or mean - to pay the extra for a Mac
Of course there was the case of a friend who's high end Mac laptop died - it was diagnosed as a failed motherboard (whatever Apple call them) replacement cost over £1,000 so she bought a Win 7 machine for a lot less which does everything she wants.
Before you ask the original was a hand-me-down from her son

Steve · ‎13-07-2009

I do not and will not entertain any Apple products.Apple are very good at creaming finances from very gullible Apple users!

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Anonymous · ‎07-04-2012

Once you've had a Mac, you'll never go back !!
25+ years for me now.

RPMozley · ‎04-11-2011

Well I'm not exactly "rolling in money" and currently I've got zero income. How did I afford my Mac laptop I hear you ask, well it was from work.
Our first Mac at home was back in 1990, if I recall correctly.

That's RPM to you!!

Anonymous · ‎07-04-2012

Quote from: Steve
I do not and will not entertain any Apple products.Apple are very good at creaming finances from very gullible Apple users!

Of course I have exactly the opposite view, but then I have use Macs (and PC's too in the past) for over 25 years now, and speaking from practical experience, I disagree with what you say.
It is of course your choice not to buy any Apple products, but I assure you that is an unwarranted prejudice, and I have yet to meet a gullible Apple user, or one who has not been delighted at actually buying Apple !
Well worth any perceived premium.

IanSn · ‎25-09-2011

Also a mac user since early '90s. Not so sure about the OS these days. The iMac has screen stain issues that Apple will not recognise or give advice about, and has not been fixed since 2009.
Gone right off the company in the past couple of years.
btw -
http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193441/Flashfake_Mac_OS_X_botnet_confirmed

Oldjim · ‎15-06-2007

But that is another Russian company so not too be trusted - they are just trying to increase sales of their product to gullible Mac users

IanSn · ‎25-09-2011

blimey, its getting a bit confusing around here about who's gullible!

What with the apple tribe in denial and the companies after a profit out it...
I do remember reading a forum somewhere a couple of weeks ago with quite a few mac folks having been infected - but I can't find it now!
Intego seem to think there's an issue...

ReedRichards · ‎14-07-2009

Of the three Macs I have looked at in the last few days, two said they needed the update but the third did not; presumably because it had already been applied? Not being very familiar with Macs, I was surprised that they seemed to be waiting for user intervention to install the update rather than applying it spontaneously. Is this normal?
I presume if you had an infected machine then applying the update would be locking the atable door after the horse has bolted but nothing I have read has commented on this aspect.

Anonymous · ‎09-04-2012

Apple Software update can be done manually at any time.
Or..... Automatically daily, is that not frequent enough ?

http://www.apple.com/softwareupdate/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1338

Oldjim · ‎15-06-2007

But only after Apple release the upgrade which in this case was 8 weeks after the upgrade for Windows machines was released.
This is why they have the problem.

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