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Thread ID: 66428 2006-02-22 16:25:00 For all those "My Mac OS is Invulnerable" Big John (551) Press F1
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432936 2006-02-22 16:25:00 'Serious Flaw' Claimed Found in Mac OS

German technology site Heise Online reported on Monday that a serious flaw has been discovered within Mac OS X. The vulnerability could put users in danger of falling victim to a scripting attack, say security experts. But like the previous "virus" reported last week, manual interaction is required.

The danger exists in how a specially designed binary file is written. To the untrained eye, the file may appear as a normal QuickTime .mov for example, but will actually open up the operating system's Terminal application and execute scripting commands

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432937 2006-02-22 20:49:00 pressf1.pcworld.co.nz maccrazy (6741)
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