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Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:12 am

New Yorkers Dumbfounded As Computer Virus Affects At Least 600,000 Macs
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/04/06/new-yorkers...0000-macs/

MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

guess it isn't a PC thing now.

Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:35 am

Those pops you hear are millions of bubbles bursting around the world.

It was never of matter of if, it was a matter of when. I guess when is now.

Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:10 am

It's simple to look for in "Terminal". Mine isn't affected. Staying away from Russian porn sites probably has a lot to do with that. :)

Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:21 am

"The Flashback Trojan is not a virus. It cannot self-replicate and it cannot install itself on a system without thee user actively participating in the installation by typing in their admin password. What we have here is 600,000 complacent idiots who took the trojan horse in through the gates willingly."

:lol:

Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:20 am

Yep. All this tells us is that Mac users can be just as stupid as PC users.

Sat Apr 07, 2012 11:19 am

True... that's how most PCs get infected too.
(No proof on that but my opinion)

Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:22 pm

:shock:

Has Hell now frozen over?! Are pigs flying?! :lol:

Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:12 pm

kamzcab86 wrote: :shock:

Has Hell now frozen over?! Are pigs flying?! :lol: Nope. Sheep hotels.

Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:27 pm

Foxx wrote: New Yorkers Dumbfounded As Computer Virus Affects At Least 600,000 Macs
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/04/06/new-yorkers...0000-macs/

MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

guess it isn't a PC thing now.

As others have pointed out, it's Malware and not a virus. The author of that story is an idiot who should learn the process of research and fact collecting.

Way to go, Honduh boy.

Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:35 pm

I Pity the Fooooooooos!

Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:01 pm

It has to start somewhere, and it would appear that it has. Time will tell if it's as invincible as everyone that has one, hopes.

Nothing is idiot proof to a sufficiently talented idiot.

Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:25 pm

Nothing new:

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/24/apple-mac-malware-short-history/

You'd be a fool to not run antivirus on any platform...

Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:29 pm

So Frank- did ya click on it? Millions of Nigerians are depending on you.

Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:47 pm

notchback wrote: kamzcab86 wrote: :shock:

Has Hell now frozen over?! Are pigs flying?! :lol: Nope. Sheep hotels.

Yeah, read that one a day or two ago... It's nice to know, if I ever visit Japan, my pet sheep has a nice place to stay. :lol: #-o

Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:34 pm

It's actually newsworthy when a major Mac virus erupts (this thread being a prime example).

Does it even make page 43 on the paper when yet another a Windows outbreak occurs?

'Nuff said.

Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:58 pm

Some people say Mac is slightly less vulnerable than Windows from a technical standpoint, but the main factor is security through obscurity. If you are writing a virus or building a botnet, you will target 90% of the install base, not 5%. As Apple's profile is raised, they become a bigger target.

Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:51 am

Another main factor is that Windows is a rewrite (to the 7th power) of a GUI plopped onto DOS. There are so many patches and band-aids that the number of easy entry points is astronomical. Apple chucked the old Mac OS and started fresh a few years ago with a more Unix-like system, which is stronger and simpler and has needed far fewer patches. It's not perfect by any means, but it's a far cry from the regular crashes and oddball behavior that I find even in new Windows PCs.