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From: Conor on 6 May 2010 05:03 On 06/05/2010 09:52, Peter Ceresole wrote: > Conor<conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > >>> I'm new to this, remember. I don't want to be paranoid but I don't want >>> to be naive either. >> >> You're not being paranoid. Exploits DO exist despite the fanbois in this >> group saying otherwise. > > None of those exploits have ever been seen outside the lab, so they > don't matter. > The last one I posted was being passed around forums. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Conor on 6 May 2010 05:04 On 06/05/2010 09:54, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote: > On Thu, 06 May 2010 09:46:26 +0100, Conor<conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > >> On 05/05/2010 22:52, Basil Jet wrote: >>> On 05/05/2010 21:27, J. J. Lodder wrote: >>>> Basil Jet<johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> As someone who recently migrated from PCs, I'd like to start doing >>>>> internet banking on my Mac... how can I check my Mac for snooping >>>>> software? >>>> >>>> Don't worry, be happy. >>>> >>>> You've got a Mac, remember? >>> >>> I'm new to this, remember. I don't want to be paranoid but I don't want >>> to be naive either. >> >> You're not being paranoid. Exploits DO exist despite the fanbois in this >> group saying otherwise. > > Cites of exploits seen in the wild, rather than the lab? > The last one I posted was being passed around forums. > Bonus points if you can find anything that doesn't require user > intervention to install. > Why? Most of the Windows ones require user intervention to install. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Conor on 6 May 2010 05:05 On 06/05/2010 09:51, David Kennedy wrote: > Conor wrote: >> >> A couple of weeks ago, I posted a link to an exploit currently out in >> the wild. > > Now post a link to those affected by it... > The Fanbois probably wouldn't even know if they were. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Conor on 6 May 2010 05:05 On 06/05/2010 10:01, Jim wrote: > On 2010-05-06, Conor<conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>>> As someone who recently migrated from PCs, I'd like to start doing >>>>> internet banking on my Mac... how can I check my Mac for snooping >>>>> software? >>>> >>>> Don't worry, be happy. >>>> >>>> You've got a Mac, remember? >>> >>> I'm new to this, remember. I don't want to be paranoid but I don't want >>> to be naive either. >> >> You're not being paranoid. Exploits DO exist despite the fanbois in this >> group saying otherwise. > > If you _really_ want people to think of you as a demented idiot then please do > continue to use the non-word 'fanboi'. > > No-one here is saying there's no malware for Macs Jamie Vandenbergh is. Peter Ceresole is. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Jim on 6 May 2010 05:09
On 2010-05-06, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > On 06/05/2010 09:51, David Kennedy wrote: >> Conor wrote: >>> >>> A couple of weeks ago, I posted a link to an exploit currently out in >>> the wild. >> >> Now post a link to those affected by it... >> > The Fanbois probably wouldn't even know if they were. > But I'm sure the terribly, terribly clever people like you would be able to judge the effects from afar, so please do so. You have now arrived at the 'put up or shut up' moment. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash. |