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Apple zaps Mac Defender malware with security update

Jos
By Jos · 6 replies
Jun 1, 2011
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  1. As promised, Apple has released a security update to protect users from the Mac Defender 'scareware' targeting Mac OS X since last month. The patch, available for download as Security…

    Read the whole story
     
    Jun 1, 2011
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  2. example1013

    example1013 TS Enthusiast Posts: 265

    Every time I look at this article I keep thinking that's an actual window showing up on my screen.
     
    Jun 1, 2011
    #2
  3. Guest

    Guest

    Talk about one slow update.
     
    Jun 1, 2011
    #3
  4. princeton

    princeton TS Addict Posts: 1,676

    New version of mac defender already bypasses the update. Let the games begin apple. While microsoft spent years putting protection in place you've sat with an OS with no protection because nobody ever attacked.
     
    Jun 1, 2011
    #4
  5. Guest

    Guest

    I thought Apple said there were no viruses on the Mac. WTF, the world's ending.
     
    Jun 1, 2011
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  6. Burty117

    Burty117 TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 3,031   +787

    hahahahahahahahahahahaha! (breath) ahahahahahahahahah! LOL!
    ROTFLMAO! hahahah!!!! (Ribs... hurt)
     
    Jun 2, 2011
    #6
  7. stewi0001

    stewi0001 TS Evangelist Posts: 1,488   +860

    It's called supply and demand. Demand goes up, the supply of virus, malware, and etc goes up
     
    Jun 2, 2011
    #7

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