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 Mac immunity might be over soon, New Malware is to end the Mac immunity

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TShighwind
post May 19 2011, 02:32 PM, updated 15y ago

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post May 19 2011, 09:40 PM

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Ramjade
post May 20 2011, 09:18 AM

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Shame on you Apple! doh.gif blink.gif

How could you decide not to help your customers?

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AppleCare does not provide support for removal of the malware. You should not confirm or deny whether the customer’s Mac is infected or not.


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Important:

*Do not confirm or deny that any such software has been installed.
*Do not attempt to remove or uninstall any malware software.
*Do not send any escalations or contact Tier 2 for support about removing the software, or provide impact data.
*Do not refer customers to the Apple Retail Store. The ARS does not provide any additional support for malware.


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AC: We have a team of people who go though all case notes and find new issues that are popping up a lot and send notices to all of AppleCare. Our notice for Mac Defender is that we’re not supposed to help customers remove malware from their computer.


At least Microsoft provide support for their customers when it come to malware.

Looks like Apple to trying to "protect their no-virus image".

Lesson learn. Use common sense. Never assume. Stop buying Mac. rclxm9.gif rclxms.gif

Windows is cheaper, can play more games, provide support and have vast security setup up for free.

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TShighwind
post May 20 2011, 09:21 AM

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QUOTE(Ramjade @ May 20 2011, 10:18 AM)
Shame on you Apple!  doh.gif  blink.gif

How could you decide not to help your customers?
At least Microsoft provide support for their customers when it come to malware.

Looks like Apple to trying to "protect their no-virus image".

Lesson learn. Use common sense. Never assume. Stop buying Mac.  rclxm9.gif  rclxms.gif

Windows is cheaper, can play more games, provide support and have vast security setup up for free.

See here:
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Ahh

Apple is all about their iPad and iPhone. Computer games, I think many still will go for Windows XD


Added on May 20, 2011, 9:24 amA quick solution to those who are infected.

http://www.itscolumn.com/2011/05/4-quick-s...lware-solution/

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Ramjade
post May 20 2011, 09:26 AM

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QUOTE(highwind @ May 20 2011, 09:21 AM)
Ahh

Apple is all about their iPad and iPhone. Computer games, I think many still will go for Windows XD

Exactly. Wonder why would people want to buy Mac when there is Windows. Maybe they want to show off?
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post May 20 2011, 09:55 AM

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I only see butthurt peoples that are not using Mac bitching their way off here.

Whatever the case no OS is not vulnerable to vulnerability attacks and exploits. Period.
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QUOTE(eXPeri3nc3 @ May 20 2011, 09:55 AM)

Whatever the case no OS is not vulnerable to vulnerability attacks and exploits. Period.
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I agree with that. Are you a user of Mac?
TShighwind
post May 20 2011, 11:57 AM

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QUOTE(eXPeri3nc3 @ May 20 2011, 10:55 AM)
I only see butthurt peoples that are not using Mac bitching their way off here.

Whatever the case no OS is not vulnerable to vulnerability attacks and exploits. Period.
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If there is, then I guess security software company will go bankrupt tongue.gif
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post May 20 2011, 10:59 PM

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meh.. if a person really is a graphic designer and he/she fully utilies his MAC, then its worth it. But many ordinary people just want to get MAC coz to show off, they buy it in the end use it for normal browsing.
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post May 24 2011, 07:52 PM

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Nice move apple. Nice company. Not.

Read here for more info.

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TShighwind
post May 25 2011, 09:30 AM

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Google's Android do hit with some security issue and 99% were involved. However they fix it in a smart way

Refer here for the Android vulnerabilities story.

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post May 25 2011, 08:09 PM

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Official removal steps from Apple.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4650

Finally a good move by Apple. rclxms.gif
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post May 25 2011, 09:22 PM

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QUOTE(Ramjade @ May 25 2011, 08:09 PM)
Official removal steps from Apple.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4650

Finally a good move by Apple.  rclxms.gif
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a vy gd move by apple i can say. rclxms.gif
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post May 25 2011, 09:50 PM

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There is currently a beta avast free antivirus for Mac going on right now with real time protection. It will be free after the beta too.

Read here for more info.
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post May 25 2011, 10:01 PM

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QUOTE(Ramjade @ May 25 2011, 09:50 PM)
There is currently a beta avast free antivirus for Mac going on right now with real time protection. It will be free after the beta too.

Read here for more info.
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omg tis is soooo great imma goin to install it on my macbook,
thx alot for the info! smile.gif rclxms.gif rclxm9.gif
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post May 25 2011, 10:23 PM

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QUOTE(T09 @ May 25 2011, 10:01 PM)
omg tis is soooo great imma goin to install it on my macbook,
thx alot for the info! smile.gif  rclxms.gif  rclxm9.gif
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It is still beta. Better wait for the stable version to be release before installing. Avast beta's are usually very fast and the release has very serius little bugs unlike Kaspersky's.

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i wonder which av will be the top choice for mac then
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More bad news for Apple and Mac users.

Just barely 12 hours after Apple announce their support on how to remove the rogues, new and more dangerous variants of rogues that target Mac users have appear.

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Unlike the previous variants of this fake antivirus, no administrator’s password is required to install this program. Since any user with an administrator’s account – the default if there is just one user on a Mac – can install software in the Applications folder, a password is not needed. This package installs an application – the downloader – named avRunner, which then launches automatically. At the same time, the installation package deletes itself from the user’s Mac, so no traces of the original installer are left behind.


For more info, read the links below.

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Looks like Mac users are in for a tough fight...
runsing
post May 27 2011, 04:15 AM

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well, mac now have 12 cores, surely apple can think of something with all those cores, huhuhuhu
TShighwind
post May 27 2011, 09:32 AM

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QUOTE(Ramjade @ May 26 2011, 10:20 PM)
More bad news for Apple and Mac users.

Just barely 12 hours after Apple announce their support on how to remove the rogues, new and more dangerous variants of rogues that target Mac users have appear.
For more info, read the links below.

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Looks like Mac users are in for a tough fight...
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I had wrote something about that too in this entry. smile.gif

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