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Macs hit with another widespread malware
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article published on 13 April, 2012
Security firm Sophos has announced today the discovery of another widespread malware attacking Mac computers.
Dubbed "Sabpab," the threat uses the same Java vulnerability that the Flashback botnet exploited last month in creating 650,000 Mac zombies.
Sophos says you can check to see if you have been infected by searching for the following files:
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.PubSabAgent.pfile
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GryphB
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13. April 2012 @ 22:13 |
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Here's another HAHA in Apples face.
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iamgq
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14. April 2012 @ 13:10 |
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Does anyone know the time difference between the north and south pole?
True thug Afterdawn memeber since 05! Shout out to all those old school member still in the ranks of Newbie! Represent!
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ddp
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14. April 2012 @ 13:26 |
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6 months.
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14. April 2012 @ 14:45 |
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I would say 85% of Apple users don't even know how to check these files, let alone the process of getting rid of the thing.
Yes, yes, I realize a 'patch' has been released, but this will only serve as a new backdoor function for a more devious attack here in the next week or so.
Way to go Apple software engineers. Welcome to our PC nightmare.
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xnonsuchx
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15. April 2012 @ 18:18 |
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TIP: Don't go to questionable websites, which often end up being websites to get "free stuff". Maybe the cheapos looking for such stuff deserve an infection.
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16. April 2012 @ 11:45 |
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But that's impossible Macs can't get viruses they're infallible, it must just be propaganda from Seattle !
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16. April 2012 @ 13:27 |
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Hopefully this continues...Less malware for pc's
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Mez
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20. April 2012 @ 10:11 |
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Originally posted by xnonsuchx:
TIP: Don't go to questionable websites, which often end up being websites to get "free stuff". Maybe the cheapos looking for such stuff deserve an infection.
You are an ignoramus!
Yes, you are not completely wrong those sites are more likely to infect than facebook. Reality is the malware infections comes from adds before they get to the host site. The better sites have better policing of their adds but I assure you you can get infected from any site that has adds. If you mouseover an infected add in facebook it can grab all your personal info stored on facebook.
Yes, often free software has a secret bonus package for you.
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salsa36
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20. April 2012 @ 23:21 |
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How do you get this crap? All of my Macs are working perfectly!!
Is it Norton trying to sell something?
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21. April 2012 @ 09:14 |
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Originally posted by salsa36:
How do you get this crap? All of my Macs are working perfectly!!
Is it Norton trying to sell something?
Norton has been accused of that in the past. No doubt about it, but the last time I heard about that kind of dissension was something like 1998. And it really wasn't necessarily for the real reasons people thought it was for.
I think it was the first steps in creating what we know as heuristic protection now, but it was a hard sell at the time & I'm certainly not selling it to the Apple folks now. They'll basically have to fend for themselves if they don't start taking this nonsense seriously.
Their "genius'" are only so smart & are only going to be able to keep up with so many 'patches' before the code boners spooges themselves into a lather that floats Apple away into the unknown.
Face it. You (Apple) have now become a target like the rest of us & worthy of negative attention. That's where virus' come from. Not Apple specific wunder-code. putz...
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 21. April 2012 @ 09:15
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pmshah
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23. April 2012 @ 02:43 |
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I have analogy for this.
IRA attempted to assassinate Maggie but fortunately for her she got tied up with some urgent matter of the state and was not at the location where IRA conducted the raid. They left a note behind for her. It read something like ....
"You have to be lucky every time, we have to be lucky only once"
I would say this holds true for the malware / virus also.
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23. April 2012 @ 12:52 |
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Originally posted by pmshah:
"You have to be lucky every time, we have to be lucky only once"
I like it...
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