• This forum is for posting news stories or links from rumor sites. When you start a thread, please include a link to the site you're referencing.

    THIS IS NOT A FORUM TO ASK "WHAT IF?" TYPE QUESTIONS.

    THIS IS NOT A FORUM FOR ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO USE YOUR MAC OR SOFTWARE.

    This is a NEWS and RUMORS forum as the name implies. If your thread is neither of those things, then please find the appropriate forum to ask your question.

    If you don't have a link to a news story, do not post the thread here.

    If you don't follow these rules, then your post may be deleted.

Mac OS X security expert Charlie Miller addresses MAC Defender malware

OneMoreThing...

OneMoreThing...


Joined
Mar 30, 2005
Messages
9,571
Reaction score
25
Points
48
Mac OS X security expert Charlie Miller addresses MAC Defender malware

Security expert Charlie Miller stated in an new interview that despite the appearance of the new "MAC Defender" trojan malware title, most Mac users don't need to install antivirus software.


pixel
p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif
adscout.php
Click to expand...

Read more
 
dtravis7

dtravis7


Retired Staff
Joined
Jan 4, 2005
Messages
30,133
Reaction score
703
Points
113
Location
Modesto, Ca.
Your Mac's Specs
MacMini M-1 MacOS Monterey, iMac 2010 27"Quad I7 , MBPLate2011, iPad Pro10.5", iPhoneSE
That is amazing he is saying that due to all his comments in the past how OSX is an open door and only reason it's not attacked as much or more than Windows is lack of users.

I will to read his whole article.
 
McBie

McBie


Joined
Apr 26, 2008
Messages
2,963
Reaction score
120
Points
63
Location
Belgium
Your Mac's Specs
iPad Pro 12.9 latest iOS
I especially like the following start of a paragraph ...

" Removing "MAC Defender" after inadvertently installing it is as simple as ....... "

inadvertently .... as in .... "by accident "

If you see an unknown installer app. being launched, you press continue, you type a string of characters correctly ( your password ) and you confirm again ..... you can hardly call that " inadvertently " :)

Just saying ...

Cheers ... McBie
 
baggss

baggss


Joined
Oct 10, 2004
Messages
10,345
Reaction score
597
Points
113
Location
Margaritaville
Your Mac's Specs
3.4 Ghz i7 MacBook Pro (2015), iPad Pro (2014), iPhone Xs Max. Apple TV 4K
I don't disagree but if one considers the average inexperienced Mac user has no clue then it could be considered "inadvertant" I suppose.
 
schweb

schweb


Joined
Oct 27, 2002
Messages
13,172
Reaction score
348
Points
83
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Your Mac's Specs
MacBook Pro | LED Cinema Display | iPhone 4 | iPad 2
baggss said:
I don't disagree but if one considers the average inexperienced Mac user has no clue then it could be considered "inadvertant" I suppose.
Click to expand...

This.

And that's a point often forgotten.
 

Shop Amazon


Shop for your Apple, Mac, iPhone and other computer products on Amazon.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.
Top