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Thread ID: 124548 2012-05-02 21:26:00 Microsoft Detects New Malware Attacking Mac OS X stratex5 (16685) PC World Chat
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1273337 2012-05-02 21:26:00 this ( www.tomshardware.co.uk) stratex5 (16685)
1273338 2012-05-03 00:31:00 A new malware is attacking Mac OS X because users haven't updated Microsoft Office.

so who was really to blame ??
1101 (13337)
1273339 2012-05-03 00:34:00 I'd lay the blame with the scum who created the malware. Metla (12)
1273340 2012-05-03 00:59:00 I'd lay the blame with the scum who created the malware. ... who go on to get jobs in bank software security, AV companies, the Pentagon and the likes, and get paid a whole heap more than I ever will - after getting a smack on the hand for creating a programme that stuffs 10 million computers first. Iantech (16386)
1273341 2012-05-03 01:12:00 A new malware is attacking Mac OS X because users haven't updated Microsoft Office.

To be fair Microsoft patched the hole three years ago. If users haven't updated their machines for three years they're asking for trouble, no matter what platform.
pcuser42 (130)
1273342 2012-05-03 03:12:00 But "real" MAC users wouldn't dare use a MS product anyway (so they tend to keep on saying as MS is rubbish according the beliefs ) :D wainuitech (129)
1273343 2012-05-03 04:44:00 But "real" MAC users wouldn't dare use a MS product anyway (so they tend to keep on saying as MS is rubbish according the beliefs ) :D

I wonder why Microsoft bothered bringing out SkyDrive, Windows Phone Connector and Office to the Mac then :p
pcuser42 (130)
1273344 2012-05-03 05:08:00 But "real" MAC users wouldn't dare use a MS product anyway (so they tend to keep on saying as MS is rubbish according the beliefs ) :DIm a real mac user, been using MS office on the mac for years. plod (107)
1273345 2012-05-03 05:45:00 Hehe Thought the comment would get some bites :p Some things are so predictable.

As pcuser42 mentioned though its a 3 year old hole that MS already patched - so shouldn't be a problem if systems are kept reasonably up to date. ;)
wainuitech (129)
1273346 2012-05-03 08:32:00 Not a bite wainui, more of a nibble plod (107)
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