On 5/27/2011 3:14 PM, Steve Comstock wrote:
On 5/27/2011 11:28 AM, David Cole wrote:
I wonder what it will take to get ASM-LIST to upgrade themselves out
of the stone age and into supporting more modern formatting??????
Hmmmm. More modern? But I thought html email is a good
place for viruses to lurk. That's why I deliberately
turn html off for my email client.
Yes, dammit! Those who value substance above style should
supply links to web pages and leave email in text format.
Viruses are far more likely to lurk in attachments than in
HTML. The first defense is to disable automatic opening of
"safe" attachments.
Of course, if the HTML embeds resources from a remote server,
the risks are enormously magnified.
If you use Firefox, install NoScript.
And from another list -- the honeymoon is over:
On May 27, 2011, at 09:01, Alan Bomberger wrote:
> Does leaving the auto open of "Safe" files stop this?
> Does Firefox have this auto open option?
> Is there something else besides auto open (a foolish idea at best)
>
> On 5/27/11 1:42 AM, Weijun Wang wrote:
>> "In the coming days, Apple will deliver a Mac OS X software update that will
automatically find and remove Mac Defender malware and its known variants. The update will
also help protect users by providing an explicit warning if they download this malware".
>>
>> Is it only a one-time clean up? Or, some kind of system process staying
there keep watching for the malware?
>>
>> -Max
>>
>> On 05/27/2011 04:36 PM, Vlad Safronov wrote:
>>> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4650?viewlocale=en_US
>>>
From another list:
From: Andrew Mac<...>
Subject: Re: [Helpdesk] Steps to remove MacDefender
Date: May 27, 2011 09:31:33 MDT
To: [email protected]
Reply-To: [email protected]
the mystery& solution deepens...
looks like the hunt is on to find and prosecute the people behind the recent "scareware"
phishing scam that affected around 20,000 mac users. all traces point to a russian group called the
"winwebsec” gang... and they are using a similar shady group called "ChronoPay" to
process the stolen credit card numbers.
so a bit of russian intrigue enters the picture until these guys/gals are
caught... more here:
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/05/chronopay-fueling-mac-scareware-scams/
http://blog.intego.com/2011/05/27/whos-behind-the-fake-antiviruses-targeting-mac-users/
andrew
-- gil
