You need to reread the facts. http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/04/25/qthack/index.php
That's from macworld, not exactly in the pocket of MS. It was not a proof of concept it was an actual exploit of an actual bug in quicktime. Changing the rules meant the mac user would have to go to a website and click a link...that's IT. That's ALL. This type of hack is the same as most on windows. So a hack that attacks a mac in the SAME WAY as windows is making it easier? As stated in the article it was akin to the windows cursor flaw, click and your owned. Take your Apple specs off and stand back, get some perpsective, your constant windows bashing is taking a toll on your objectivity. Windows is now like a loaded gun, and after stating that you say that's not an exaggeration? Mike On 5/8/07, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>So what do we run? Couple of weeks ago it was proven an exploit for mac os >could be written in under ten hours that would send out spam or do any >number of the things you complain about . Maybe we should all use a >commadore 64 and keep off the net completely. This is a terrible exaggeration. This was not an "exploit", but a minimal proof of concept. The contest had run for days with no winner so they changed the rules to make it easier. Apple patched it a few days later. You seem to have a problem distinguishing between the real and the unreal. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
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