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From: Jim on 6 May 2010 05:12 On 2010-05-06, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>> 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. No they're not. Go back and re-read. I repeat: there is effectively no malware (in the wild) affecting Mac OS X. Your claim about something being passed around forums remains just that - a claim. An un-backed-up-with-proof claim at that. 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.
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 6 May 2010 05:25 On Thu, 06 May 2010 10:05:52 +0100, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: >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. Lies. I expect nothing else from you, Conor. Cheers - Jaimie -- "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." -- Gene Spafford
From: chris on 6 May 2010 05:46 On Thu, 06 May 2010 10:04:19 +0100, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > 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. > Most? That clearly indicates that /some/ don't require user intervention (as have been well publicised). So far, /none/ of the reported OS X malware fit this bill. Even the pwn2own ones. Notice the difference between some and none. This is why I (or my family) don't use Windows as even one remotely installable malware is too many.
From: Pd on 6 May 2010 06:06 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > 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. Hate to say it Jim, but he's right. Proof: <http://bit.ly/b6OwmF> -- Pd
From: Jim on 6 May 2010 06:12
On 2010-05-06, Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: >> > 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. > > Hate to say it Jim, but he's right. > > Proof: <http://bit.ly/b6OwmF> <gasp!> Oh noes! We is ruined! 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. |