so i guess when i downloaded the pirated ilife 09 i probably joined the bot net too!!!
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Niles Collins <[email protected]>wrote: > I did not believe it when I read the article. > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3157 > > But upon finding out that users who downloaded pirated versions of iWork > and Photoshop are now part of a botnet makes a lot of sense. No matter how > secure a OS you build, your downfall will be the practices of the end users. > With Linux there is less incentive to hunt down pirated software since > almost all the software is free. > > This is not a knock against Apple or OSX, clearly the users are to blame. > But with the permissions and other security measures on UNIX like systems, > you would need the end user to install the software. You can't get away with > drive by infections. > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > >
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