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I guess it was inevitable

Jan 15, 2008 6:03AM PST

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Once you get a product out the door
Jan 15, 2008 8:24AM PST

there will always be people who will use it and try to hack or mess with it, usually. Same case with Macs. Someone was bound to pick on the less suspecting Mac users... This is only going to get worse, so might as well make sure all your firewalls and settings are configured right.

While there are only a few wild viruses and whatnot for Macs, they do exist, so everyone would best be keeping a lookout for them.
-BMF

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"Wild viruses"?
Jan 15, 2008 9:30AM PST

Do tell.

In this particular scam, they are not actually looking at any of your stuff. Just making suitable progress bars appear on the site and then declaring a problem.
Unfortunately this is Social Engineering and no amount of Firewall settings and other security measures will ever compensate for the gullible user.

As the man says, Be Careful Out There.


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Just saying
Jan 15, 2008 10:39AM PST

There are some bugs out there, but I guess they aren't exactly "viruses".
But gullible users would install stuff that would allow others to look at their info and files perhaps. Kind of like that somewhat fake iPhone trojan that some guy made as a joke.

You know, that 1.1.3 update isn't bad at all. My iPod Touch is looking good with the extra apps now.
-BMF

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Oh the irony
Jan 18, 2008 4:55PM PST

Antivirus companies are always trying to scare Mac users into thinking that they need their products. They're the last people on earth who should be pointing fingers at MacSweeper.

And incidentally, savvy mac users have been advising people not to bother with MacSweeper for at least three years. The only thing "new" about this is that antivirus companies are making noise about it.

See, for example:

http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-83743.html