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| Thread ID: 118081 | 2011-05-18 17:52:00 | 'Mac Defender' In The Wild | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 1203203 | 2011-05-18 23:13:00 | Here's something that just came into my inbox: Many victims think it’s an official update or a legit program. One of the most despicable comments on my earlier post reflected a common blame-the-victim attitude: “So, I should get excited that some people are stupid enough to download a trojan? Not a virus, nor a worm, just a trojan and you have to be retarded to install it.” Classy. Here’s a sampling of what those Mac owners reported: Can’t remove an application or unwanted web sites. I Can’t remove an application that opens at startup and can’t be closed; it can’t be removed because it is in use. How can I can I bypass the normal startup without a boot disc, or how can I make a boot disc? This obnoxious software is call Mac Protector - anyone have experience with it? It says it is a virus scan (I thought it was a Apple product), and starts scanning automatically. I just did something really stupid. How do you unintall something I just installed? I was surfing looking for certain images for my 11 year old’s school project. It went into a site that was very inopopreiate. All the sudden, Mac protector came on and I installed it thinking this is the way to protect my computer and now the image is keep popping up and I cannot erase it. I don’t know how to install this. Will someone help me? Totally lost mom. This is just a sampling of the confusion that is going around on Mac and Apple users who have trusted their puter to tell them the truth - and now it's lying. The sad part is these are Mac-babes in the woods about security and especially gullibility. I also see that Mac-babes cannot conjugate verbs and have no idea of what it takes to write a complete sentence. ' Might be sumpthin' there after all - gullibility and all considered. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1203204 | 2011-05-18 23:35:00 | Once they take the advice of Apple support and install Nortons, they will know the real pain of paid-for virus emulators. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1203205 | 2011-05-18 23:50:00 | First of all, thanks to Surfer Joe for posting the article on Mac Defender. I will now go and make the adjustment in Safari. However it says nothing about Chrome or Firefox, which I use on my Mac. Second, @ Metla. Please note I am not a dick. LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1203206 | 2011-05-18 23:55:00 | I try. I REALLY try. It's so hard to soar like an eagle sometimes. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1203207 | 2011-05-19 00:05:00 | :lol: LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1203208 | 2011-05-19 00:50:00 | Second, @ Metla. Please note I am not a dick. LL What? My ridicules generalisation is untrue? Who would have thunk it? |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1203209 | 2011-05-19 02:40:00 | What was that TV ad again ?? I'm a mac & I dont get viruses :banana :banana :banana |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1203210 | 2011-05-19 02:54:00 | What was that TV ad again ?? I'm a mac & I dont get viruses :banana :banana :banana It is not a virus, it is a fake virus warning trying to get payment for the installation of a program that says it will clean your computer. It does not affect the computer at all. Mac Defender was created to scare you into thinking your computer has a severe security problem so that you will then purchase this program. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 1203211 | 2011-05-19 02:57:00 | Then why does it open the floodgates to all sorts of porn sites and DOS? | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1203212 | 2011-05-19 03:03:00 | As far as I can tell, it is malware, but don't ask me what the exact difference is between malware and virus, only that they do have different behaviours. Also the methods of removal differ. LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
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