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Submitted by Norm on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 2:00pm.
Ok, let's keep it civil here folks, I actually enjoy mac vs pc discussions when they stay friendly. By Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In a backhanded compliment to Apple Inc., online criminals are apparently so impressed with its scorching sales they are sending Macintosh computers an attack typically aimed at machines running Microsoft Corp.'s dominant Windows operating system. Symantec Corp. researchers said the Web sites serving up the new attack also deploy a Windows version. "For a while Mac users have enjoyed the benefits of being a small enough population that hackers didn't go after them directly - that's obviously now changing," said Ben Greenbaum, senior research manager at Symantec Security Response....... .....Security researchers at Intego, which makes Macintosh antivirus software and discovered the scheme this week, said it underscores the mounting threats to Mac users as the machines grow in popularity. Windows machines still dominate the PC market, but Apple, which for years commanded just 2 to 3 percent of the U.S. market, has now grown to command an 8 percent chunk, according to market researcher Gartner Inc. "This is the first really malicious criminal malware (for Macs)," said Intego spokesman Peter James. "We've seen some proof-of-concept malware, we've seen some worms, but this is different." Full article here Eventually (sooner rather than later) Mac will build steam in the industry, just as apple has done with other venues. When it does, new hacks/worms/trojans/bugs/etc will be written to defeat the mac os. All of this talk about mac's is REALLY making me itchy. I'm dying to use my credit card and buy a mac mini now :(
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This is a demonstration of one of the problems inherent
Submitted by Guglielmo on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 2:06pm.