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It's Malware
Posted by Craig [Email] (more from Craig) on Mon, 3 Oct 2011 11:20:17
In Reply to: Re: Macs can get viruses, just not many., Justin VanAbrahams [Profile/Gallery]
, Mon, 3 Oct 2011 11:07:24
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It's based on a referral model. I was a little surprised by Edmonds, but legitimate sites also pay for referrals. I've see it redirect to a number of legit sites as well as a lot less than legitimate ones. Check out "google redirect" virus for more info. It can be a really nasty one, which good software like Malwarebytes won't kill. For the tough cases, ComboFix is the only cure I'm aware of.
As for Macs being vulnerable, most of the exploits being demo'ed are certainly vulnerabilities - but they're just that. They haven't actually been exploited by viruses, which is a functionally huge difference. Sure, there are a couple, and Mac Defender/Guardian were a couple very crude pieces of Malware, but for any end user in the real world you're far, far safer on a Mac (or I should really say, on anything but Windows).
Craig
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Posts in this Thread:
- Help! Computer problem, No Snaab, Mon, 3 Oct 2011 05:39:01
- FIXED IT, No Snaab, Sun, 9 Oct 2011 06:09:39
- How is your computer problem coming?, JerseySaab , Tue, 4 Oct 2011 15:01:54
- Re: Help! Computer problem, Dean, Mon, 3 Oct 2011 14:03:54
- Update, No Snaab, Mon, 3 Oct 2011 09:34:59
- Re: Help! Computer problem, Craig, Mon, 3 Oct 2011 08:40:32
- Malwarebytes, OKSaabs, Mon, 3 Oct 2011 07:21:35
- Cleanup programs, JerseySaab , Mon, 3 Oct 2011 06:24:53
- Re: Help! Computer problem, Noel, Mon, 3 Oct 2011 05:54:34
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