Kip Powick Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Well I guess it is better than having all your files deleted Mac luvs porn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innuendo Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 being tarnished by the spread of new “scareware” that downloads itself onto people’s computersIt does not do anything unless you are stupid enough to actually install it. For that you must be in an admin account AND use your password to install it,as is the case with anything that is installed on OS X. Installing anything you have not asked for or looked at to see what it is, is poor practice, to put it mildly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 It does not do anything unless you are stupid enough to actually install it. For that you must be in an admin account AND use your password to install it,as is the case with anything that is installed on OS X. Installing anything you have not asked for or looked at to see what it is, is poor practice, to put it mildly. Not all mac users are "rocket scientists"..... are they....?.......other wise the article would not have been printed. :Grin-Nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I had a whole long reply written out but then I found this website which nicely sums up the "Apple Virus" threat.Macworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo32a Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 ^In the article they say the motivation for hackers is profit, how do they profit?Get paid to do it? Get protection money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Get access to the hard drive and perhaps garner bank account info/passwords etc. Personal data in sufficient detail to allow for idenity theft and also of course any information on "bad" stuff" that could turn into a revenue source for them if they promise not to tell anyone. i think it's all about getting the bank account/credit card info with maybe a small amount of driving traffic to a specific site. Don't think extortion figures in the mind of the average hacker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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