It's a new computer and the most he might have done was accidentally
clicked on the iChat icon on the Dock (he says he didn't..) ... which
could have launched the program. Somehow it got launched. (I think
maybe iChat gets automatically launched if you access the camera or
microphone).
(Interestingly, most people's Macs I come across have many programs
running because they normally only close windows and don't realize the
programs are still running.)
Once it was running maybe his computer was visible to AIM by default and
people contacted him via AIM launching those chat windows?
That seems like a bad situation if that is the default. Does anyone know?
What was the exploit that was in the news a while back about Macs and
iChat/ camera and microphone?
db
Reid Katan wrote:
Quoting TPiwowar <[email protected]>:
On Aug 23, 2009, at 8:14 AM, Reid Katan wrote:
How else would he have iChat and AIM accounts going?
iChat uses the AIM network. So no surprise there.
What I was wondering is, basically, do Macs come with iChat/AIM
accounts set up? That seems like something he would have to enable.
I've had my iBook for about a year so far (bought refurbed with OSX.4
from Geeks.com) and no one has tried to iChat with me. . .hmm, maybe
that's saying more about me than my computer. )-:
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