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Apple to push Mac security update as new variants of MacDefender emerge

article published on 26 May, 2011

Apple is pushing out a promised update for Mac users to remove and prevent infection of MacDefender variants, as another variant comes out thats harder to avoid. MacDefender malware, including MacProtector and MacSecurity, were installed by thousands of Mac users who found them in search results targeted by their developers. The scareware works just the same as similar scams work with ... [ read the full article ]

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dEwMe
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28. May 2011 @ 12:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
First $ony and now Crapple...ROFLMAO!!!!!!! Seriously it's a bad time to be "secure" and "unhackable".



Just my $0.02,

dEwMe
Jeffrey_P
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28. May 2011 @ 14:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by dEwMe:
First $ony and now Crapple...ROFLMAO!!!!!!! Seriously it's a bad time to be "secure" and "unhackable".


Laughimg inside..!
The whole of Apple Fanboys think no virus, malware can effect their MAC(s).
Sorry to spoil your perfect world but now that Apple has enough market share to get the attention of crooks......

I don't want to say I told you so but...........hahahahahahaha!!

My first love was the Amiga. I knew when to bail out.
No developers generating software, no new customers. Sad really but life goes on.
I was was friends with the father of the Amiga (Jay Minor RIP) and several developers.
When the company was sold to Commodore I knew the gig was up. Idiots at the time at Commodore.
Jeff
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