Tag: Apple
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Another Mac POC “Virus”
Well it seems that it’s been a really slow day out there and someone has dug out another proof of concept “virus” for the OSX. C|Net posted about it, but you can go to the source (geek) to get all the details. Basically if you have a bad disk image, then it’s possible for something…
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Why being a Machead isn’t fun anymore
Three years ago now, I got my “Dual 2” PowerMac G5. It’s a great machine and it’s still kicking out everything I need it to do with hardly a wimper. Around the same time, I got my first subscription copy of MacAddict. I read that magazine cover to cover ans with my G5 followed every…
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More on the Macarena
It looks like the anti-virus folks are starting to come clean a bit with the new virus. According to a report from Macfixit, Intego says: The virus can only infect Intel-based OS X computers. It consists of a C source file, an Assembler ‘dropper’ file, and documentation that explains how to create a virus that…
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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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Spanning Sync
It looks like there is more interest in the iCal/gCal thing – Spanning Sync will allow bidirectional communication between the two.