MAC USERS PLEASE READ!

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Originally Posted by clubagreenie

I've already given up on macs and turned to unix.

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Now there is an oxymoron if I ever saw one. The foundation of OSX is pure UNIX.


Screenshot of geda-pcb running under X11 on OSX10.7.
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A new Java update showed up on Software Update yesterday afternoon. It is available for OSX 10.6 and 10.7.

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This Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware.

This update also configures the Java web plug-in to disable the automatic execution of Java applets. Users may re-enable automatic execution of Java applets using the Java Preferences application. If the Java web plug-in detects that no applets have been run for an extended period of time it will again disable Java applets.

Java for OS X Lion 2012-003 delivers Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_31 and supersedes all previous versions of Java for OS X Lion.

This update is recommended for all Mac users with Java installed.

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Originally Posted by Bytemrk

So true.... and unfortunately as OSX gains more marketshare, the vultures of the internet will see it as a more and more attractive target..

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apple are being more proactive than microsoft ever were when it comes to acting on serious threats.

whether they are successful enough is yet to be seen.

I know the background of OSx but I'm running a pure version.

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Originally Posted by incisor

apple are being more proactive than microsoft ever were when it comes to acting on serious threats.

whether they are successful enough is yet to be seen.

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Absolutely, and that is one of the reasons I am running a MAC as my work machine now days.

But a large element of what these cyber crooks do is driven by a basic numbers game.

I think Apple are reacting exactly right, and to be fair MS have certainly picked up there game around security. So many attacks now are coming through 3rd party software, it seems Adobe was a favorite for a while... now Java.

Lets hope Apple do manage to keep the damage to a minimum.

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Originally Posted by goingbush

That said I HATE Lion , Does anyone know if you can use an old install DVD & run Leopard on a New Macbook pro that came with Lion preinstalled !!

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Yes and I believe you can do it without loosing anything. Google it and you'll find an answer.

I like some of the features of Lion but can't say I'm overly fussed on it. See what Mountain Lion has to offer I guess.

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Originally Posted by clubagreenie

I'm running a pure version.

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So obviously you aren't running Linux in that case. Which BSD distribution are you using?

I used OpenBSD for quite a while and still have a site running a OpenBSD based router I put together.

Looks like it may not be getting much better after Apples patches.... :mad:

Flashback infections not waning after all; 650,000 Macs still hijacked

Don't breath easy yet Mac users, breaking news at ZDNet tech site today.

New Flashback variant silently infects Macs | ZDNet

the new variant is only an issue if have not heeded the earlier warnings...

the java update sorts it...

as for the word based issue that only affects unpatched early versions, although many still run it to use entourage as outlook in the later version sucks candy esp the filtering rules.

btw sophos runs much better on the mac than kaspersky's effort i am finding...