Cleaning my Mac
in [UK Mac]
|
From: Woody on 6 May 2010 07:22 Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > > > > Proof: <http://bit.ly/b6OwmF> > > > > Damn > > How do you think I feel? It was my computer that was pwned. I took it to > a pwn shop but they didn't want to know. In the end I had to smash it up > with a hammer and buy a new one. Better safe than sorry. I hope you disposed of the hammer safely. -- Woody
From: Jim on 6 May 2010 07:25 On 2010-05-06, Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > >> > Proof: <http://bit.ly/b6OwmF> >> >> Damn > > How do you think I feel? It was my computer that was pwned. I took it to > a pwn shop but they didn't want to know. In the end I had to smash it up > with a hammer and buy a new one. It's good to see you took proper precautions. 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: whisky-dave on 6 May 2010 10:23 "James Jolley" <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote in message news:84fjocFb13U2(a)mid.individual.net... > On 2010-05-06 09:50:23 +0100, David Kennedy > <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> said: > >> Conor wrote: >>> >>> You're not being paranoid. Exploits DO exist despite the fanbois in this >>> group saying otherwise. >>> >> >> Reference? > > Not this again. We know there are security threats, there's always going > to be them on any platform. The safe thing is to not act an idiot, Yep that's correct but it seems rather more difficult for PC users to not act like idiots ;-) But in reality it's unlikily that even clicking on a 'virus' file it wonl;t affect the Mac OS X. I've even tried launching some of those exe files you sometimews get inn scam emails and nothing happens. >don't click stuff you don't understand and so on. Do you think as someone >without site, I sit here worrying about every single mouse click with >VoiceOver on the internet? Just play safe and be calm about it. Yep, until a real threat is found anyway, then it's time to panic :-) >
From: whisky-dave on 6 May 2010 10:29 "James Jolley" <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote in message news:84fjstFb13U3(a)mid.individual.net... > On 2010-05-06 10:04:19 +0100, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> said: > >>> >> Why? Most of the Windows ones require user intervention to install. > > Do they though. I have known some windows machine/users who have been > perfectly fine on the internet, yet they still have security problems. I was thinking that, I do an adaware check on mine and there's always something that's not quite right. I do have mcafee on my PC so I hope that gets everything. But a few weeks ago we had problems where 3 PCs wouldn't startup because mcafee screwed up on it's updates. >
From: whisky-dave on 6 May 2010 10:40
"Pd" <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote in message news:1ji2kms.9q421i1cgq4cgN%peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid... > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > >> Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > >> > Proof: <http://bit.ly/b6OwmF> >> >> Damn > > How do you think I feel? It was my computer that was pwned. I took it to > a pwn shop but they didn't want to know. In the end I had to smash it up > with a hammer and buy a new one. I hope you thoroughly cleaned yourself after as I've been told that any shrapnel from a destroyed virus ridden Mac will infect the next Mac you buy. And I'm taking extra precautions while typing this email I'm wearing a condom on each of my two typing fingers for this and coners replies in case he infects me with the Mac viruses he spreads on forums ;-0 |