blog.trendmicro.com - 11/20/2008
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Trend Micro Advanced Threats Researcher Ivan Macalintal reports of a new malware affecting Mac OS. Detected as OSX_LAMZEV.A , this malicious file could allow hackers to take control of an infected system. Mac users may be infected when they access remote websites hosting this backdoor. ...
appleinsider.com - 11/24/2008
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appleinsider.com —
Looking to get a jump-start on the holiday
shopping season, Best Buy is working with Apple to...
host a 4-day only sale that offers instant discounts across the entire Mac product line, including $100 - $150 off the latest MacBook, MacBook Air, and ...
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Best Buy cuts prices on Apple's Mac line for 4-day sale [u]
macpadd.com - 11/25/2008
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macpadd.com —
“This mouse padd has been a long time
coming for a system (Mac) that is leading the...
pack. It’s not your cheap neoprene pad that collects dust and dirt”. “Don’t get a better mouse, get a better mouse padd!” “This high performance mouse padd brings a ...
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MacPadd the aluminum mouse pad for the Mac
hehe2.net - 11/17/2008
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hehe2.net —
I know that this is a Linux blog,
and thats what readers have come to expect. But...
sometimes one encounters stuff that is just too good to pass. So that other day my dad bought a new HP Pavilion desktop, and since I am the geek in residence I ended up ...
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WTF?! Is It Just Me or Is That a Mac In A Vista Ad??
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Mac Viruses Continue to Lag Behind Windows Counterparts
Webmonkey —
... Quite a few software makers routinely release Windows versions ahead of Mac flavors — Skype, Google Chrome and Adobe Photoshop Elements to name a few — and now it seems that poor Mac users can’t even get a decent virus that’s on par with the threats Windows users face. ...
New Mac OS X malware - OSX_LAMZEV.A
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... is reporting that a new Mac OS X malware application is making the rounds. The application, called OSX_LAMZEV.A, gives hackers a way to take control of infected Macs. This is the ...
New Mac OS X malware - OSX_LAMZEV.A
MacBytes.com —
... is reporting that a new Mac OS X malware application is making the rounds. The application, called OSX_LAMZEV.A, gives hackers a way to take control of infected Macs. This is the ...
ExtraBITS for 01-Dec-08
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... Latest Mac Virus, OSX_LAMZEV.A, Requires Manual Installation -- We imagine it's still a virus even though a user has to be naive enough to download the program and install it. The virus opens a backdoor, but it's lazy enough to ask the user to select the incoming port over which the backdoor is available. Virus writers these days! Trend Micro has more details. ...
Apple on the Need for Anti-Virus Software: Now You Do, Now You Don't
Wired: Epicenter —
... very few viruses out there for Macs. Those that do exist are generally proof of concept ideas or don't do much harm. In short, your virus risks on OS X are minimal.
As long as you don't engage in high-risk web browsing (downloading anything and everything that pops up, installing every porn video codec your can find or other stupid ideas) and have a good backup system in place, there's no need to waste your time with anti-virus software.
[iMac virus image from Trend Micro]
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