On Sun, 4 Nov 2007, Nick FitzGerald wrote:
Larry Seltzer wrote:
So how would we know if this malware were successful?
Well, we'd make all Mac users -- who historically have thought they did
not need to -- install some reliable and up-to-date form of malware
detecting software, and have that software reliably and uniquely report
their infected-/affected-ness to a central repository.
While we wait for them to install AV so we can count them, I'd just take
the alternative - counting days until the next sample shows up up to the
point it becomes hours.
We'd then debate, approximately forever, whether 0.01% of all Mac
users, or 1% or whatever counted as "successful".
Meanwhile, the Russian organized crime scum behind this would be
spending the money they made from their Mac infections updating to the
next wave/version and on whatever it is that floats their boats.
Or, in simple terms:
Russian Mafia 1
Mac fanboyz nil
Regards,
Nick FitzGerald
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