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OSX.Loosemaque: It (video)
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OSX.Loosemaque: It (video)
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This video shows how Trojan.Loosemaque deletes files from the user's home folder when they shoot alien ships in a video game. From the Symantec Security Resp...
symantec.com - 25 days ago
OSX.Loosemaque: It’s Not Just a Game Anymore
— symantec.com — OSX.Loosemaque: It’s Not Just a Game Anymore (more) OSX.Loosemaque: It’s Not Just a Game Anymore

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Cult of Mac:  Security Experts Flag Art Project as Malware Threat to Mac Users

Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk:  Mac game deletes your files: is it malware or is it art?

AppleInsider:  'Art project' video game attacks Apple Mac machines

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Security Experts Flag Art Project as Malware Threat to Mac Users
Cult of Mac — Security Experts Flag Art Project as Malware Threat to Mac Users 9:45 pm, November 3rd, 2009, Lonnie Lazar 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’ style video game in which killing invading aliens results in the program deleting files from the user’s hard drive. Ooo. The game in question is an art project called Lose/Lose that first appeared on the web back in September , created by digital artist Zach Gage and featured in Electrofringe’s current exhibition of ...

Mac game deletes your files: is it malware or is it art?
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — The writer might think his 1980s-style game is art that makes a point, but it still deletes files in your home directory, so Symantec reckons it's a potential threat On Symantec's security blog, Ben Nahorney has posted a story about a 1980s-style Mac game that deliberately deletes files in your home directory. Symantec ...

'Art project' video game attacks Apple Mac machines
AppleInsider — By Slash Lane Published: 03:25 PM EST A 1980s-style video game attacks the Mac platform, deleting users' files as they progress through the level and shoot enemies. While its creator clearly warns of the consequences, the software has been labeled a Trojan horse. The software created by Zach Gage is described as an "art project." The "game" generates aliens based on the number of files on a user's computer, and killing them deletes a file. Upon the player's death the game is supposed to delete itself. It includes an online raking of players' scores. "By way of exploring what it means to kill in a video-game, Lose/Lose broaches bigger ...

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