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news.cnet.com - 27 days ago

Mac Game: Art project or malware?

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Is the Lose/Lose game a legitimate art project, or should it be flagged as malware because it deletes files?

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modmyi.com - 27 days ago

New Mac Game Permanently Deletes Your Files... Like It's Supposed To

— modmyi.com — If you like living life on the edge and treasure the personal files living on your Mac,... you're going to love the potential adrenaline rush of a new game that, while incredibly stupid to some, will infuse a tangible element of pain to losing at a video game. MacWorld is profiling the ... (more) New Mac Game Permanently Deletes Your Files... Like It's ...

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cultofmac.com - 28 days ago

Security Experts Flag Art Project as Malware Threat to Mac Users

— cultofmac.com — Security software developers must think Mac users are quite daft. Tuesday afternon Symantec sent out a press... release flogging its ‘discovery’ of a new trojan horse targeting Apple’s OS disguised as a ’space invaders’ ... (more) Security Experts Flag Art Project as Malware Threat to ...

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amaze-festival.de - 29 days ago

LOSE/LOSE by Zach Gage… and destruction gets a meaning!

— amaze-festival.de — LOSE/LOSE by Zach Gage… and destruction gets a meaning!... (more) LOSE/LOSE by Zach Gage… and destruction gets a meaning!

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TechBlog:  Linkpost | 11.5.2009

Mac|Life all RSS Feed:  A Great Game...If You're About to Reformat Your Hard Drive

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art project: space invaders with a twist. http://bit.ly/2Beeek (via @zootella) 19 days ago

games on the mac? spin: http://www.apple.com/games/ reality: http://bit.ly/2Beeek 19 days ago

Hate your data? Then play Mac game Lose/Lose. Shoot an alien? BOOM - random file deleted. http://bit.ly/1bfaeA (via @FSecure @stevewerby) 26 days ago

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Linkpost | 11.5.2009
TechBlog — ... - You DO have antimalware software on that new Win7 installation, right ? • Mac Game: Art project or malware? - It looks like a Space Invaders/Galaga style game. What you're nuking, though, is your data. There's a clear warning about what it does on the author's Web site. Is that enough? • ...

A Great Game...If You're About to Reformat Your Hard Drive
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... lose/lose from zach gage on Vimeo. Even the creator reacts that way: "I'm surprised anyone has played it," Gage said. "I'm shocked."  While the game clearly spells out in multiple steps prior to installation and prior to playing what the game will do to your files and your hard drive, apparently there are people who are curious or dumb enough to install the game and play. Enough concern has been generated that the game has attracted the notice of Symantec, Sophos and Intego, who dub the game malware, each of them ...