PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs
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http://www.pcmag.com/news/353411/dok-malware-takes-complete-control-of-your-mac
Welcome to our world, Mac users.
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@RaceProUK Speaking as a Linux user, I feel safe
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@TimeBandit said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
@RaceProUK Speaking as a Linux user, I feel safe
Is that you, or the malware pretending to be you?
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@UndergroundCode said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
Is that you, or the malware pretending to be you?
Who said I'm not malware myself ?
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@TimeBandit said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
@UndergroundCode said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
Is that you, or the malware pretending to be you?
Who said I'm not malware myself ?
In that case, we've got a job for you. How'd you like to see some North Korean missiles?
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@RaceProUK said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
Welcome to our world, Mac users.
It still requires an action by the user to install the malware — it’s not like the computer gets infected fully automatically like Windows used to (still does? I don’t know).
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@Gurth Pretty much all malware sent via email requires user action, regardless if platform
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@RaceProUK said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
@Gurth Pretty much all malware sent via email requires user action, regardless if platform
it didn't used to..... outlook used to run macros as soon as the email showed up in your inbox.
why did outlook think that was a good idea?
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@accalia said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
@RaceProUK said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
@Gurth Pretty much all malware sent via email requires user action, regardless if platform
it didn't used to..... outlook used to run macros as soon as the email showed up in your inbox.
why did outlook think that was a good idea?
But that was then and this is now. And this is a chair. And that's a lamp. And you have boobies. And I'm gonna find that trophy!
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@RaceProUK said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
And you have boobies.
they are quite spectacular.
quite spectacular indeed....
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@Perverted_Vixen said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
@RaceProUK said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
And you have boobies.
they are quite spectacular.
quite spectacular indeed....
Prove it !
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what? my testimony as a pervert isn't enough!?
well i won't betray @accalia's trust. if you want pictures you'll have to convince her to show you herself.
i may be a pervert but i'm not an asshole.
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@accalia said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
@RaceProUK said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
@Gurth Pretty much all malware sent via email requires user action, regardless if platform
it didn't used to..... outlook used to run macros as soon as the email showed up in your inbox.
why did
outlookMicrosoft think that was a good idea?One of the all time biggestest WTFs -- macros in e-mails, spreadsheets and word processing documents that can launch external executable files. How can you think about that for more than 0.7 seconds and not realize that its a really bad idea?
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@El_Heffe said in PSA: Security advice that applies to Windows also applies to Macs:
How can you think about that for more than 0.7 seconds and not realize that its a really bad idea?
When you prioritize convenience over security.