Tag: DiHydrogen Monoxide
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Latest Mac Virus!
Well, this may be just as annoying as the song – the latest “proof of concept” “virus” for MacOS has been found. Macarena is supposed to append itself to the end of files in a particular folder. Before I go and file this under DiHydrogen Monoxide (clicky, clicky) with the rest of the FUD (in…
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Another “First Mac Virus”?
I saw this online today. It’s a virus/trojan for Mac that requires one step above the honour system to work. You have to put in your admin password for it to propagate. So it’s essentially one that can be defeated through education – if you don’t think you are installing something… then don’t put in…
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WiFi Security – Shame and Fame
George Ou on ZDnet has posted on the WiFi Hall of Shame and advice for securing a WiFi network. Most of what he says makes sense, but he also has a couple scary (clicky, clicky) posts to back up some of what he says. Naivety currently suggests that to most people these warnings are a…