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Little Snitch tattles on trojans

Little Snitch tattles on trojansSo no trojans in non pirated OS X software?Good to know. I just found a screen saver with dancing elves made by a company called "l0Rd$ 0f d37TH" and it seems neato. I'm installing it now and... what the? Hello? Something odd goinRE: Little Snitch tattles...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Apple Mac OS X, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Unlike Vista, Little Snitch, trojan horse, UAC

Discussion threads 2009-01-27

MacUpdate promo bundle nears finish line

I'm a sucker for these bundle promotions. I admit it. Last year's MacHeist bundle got me and so did the current and about to end MacUpdate promotion. This one's quite a nice deal if you're looking for an ecelectic but very useful collection of Mac applications and utilities at a...

Tags: Utilities and Add-Ins, Software, Mac OS X, Mac

Blog posts 2007-07-16

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Little Snitch 2.2 (Mac)

A firewall protects your computer against unwanted guests from the Internet. But who protects your private data from being sent out? Little Snitch does! Little Snitch informs you whenever a program attempts to establish an outgoing Internet connection. You can then choose to allow or deny this connection, or define...

Tags: Private Data, Apple Macintosh, Objective Development, Internet, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-09-28

New Mac OS X DNS changer spreads through social engineering

I cannot beeveryone know that Macs are only being exploited in laboratories and only when users are asked to hand over their credentials! Its just a matter of timeAs Apple computers become more popular or as malware authors seek out new territory the number of exploits will grow. The whole...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, ClamAV, virus, malware, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, trojan horse, social engineering

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

iPhone OS 3.1 dev builds phone home

iPhone OS 3.1 dev builds phone homeCan't you just use Littlesnitch?I installed the iphone os 3.1b2 firmware just this morning and used little snitch to block that one request to phone home.http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html RE: iPhone OS 3.1 dev builds phone homeHeck, Apple's final releases are buggy why would I want a...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, phone home, iPhone OS 3.1, iPhone OS, Apple iPhone, phone

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

Little Snitch 2.1.4 (Mac)

A firewall protects your computer against unwanted guests from the Internet. But who protects your private data from being sent out? Little Snitch does! Little Snitch informs you whenever a program attempts to establish an outgoing Internet connection. You can then choose to allow or deny this connection, or define...

Tags: Private Data, Apple Macintosh, Objective Development, Internet, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-06-04

Little Snitch tattles on trojans

In case you missed it, your Mac may be under attack. Especially if you have a taste for downloading Mac software that isn't exactly, ahem, legal. Last week I reported that a trojan horse called "iWorkServices" has was found in a pirated version of iWork '09 floating...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Network, Window, Trojan Horse, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Construction, Viruses And Worms, Desktops, Security, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-27

Mac OS X Malware found in pirated Apple iWork 09

Mac OS X Malware found in pirated Apple iWork 09Not to sound too crass..but anyone who uses illegally obtained software deserves what they get.How can this be? OS X is super duper secure!Seems that's not the case. As I've been saying for quite some time.It is a feature...iMalware.Just download the...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Apple Mac OS, Mac-user, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., malware, Apple iWork, Mac OS X Malware, Apple iWork 09, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

Firefox and Thunderbird phone home daily

Firefox and Thunderbird phone home dailyReally? What does Windowssend to MS everyday?IP address?What time you were using the product?What exact version number you were using?If you are using any of the plugins or addons sent in the disabled list?Total number of active users of their software?Problem isother companies like Apple...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird phone home, phone home, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Thunderbird, phone

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Another QuickTime code execution flaw surfaces

Another QuickTime code execution flaw surfacesDon't worryGeorge doesn't let things like facts or truth get in the way of a good attack when it comes to Apple.That's even more damning on AppleSo you are telling me that Apple created a vulnerability in Quicktime that only targets Windows? NICE COMPANY! One...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Operating systems, Apple QuickTime, Apple Inc., flaw, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-01-10

Bill makes home WiFi users track child porn

Bill makes home WiFi users track child pornLogsdoes this mean we have to go thru our logs every minute to see what is going on?RE: Bill makes home WiFi users track child pornI think if you SEE it, while logged in or while looking through logs you are required to...

Tags: Wireless LANs, ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS, WIRELESS, home WiFi user, Wi-Fi, child pornography, network

Discussion threads 2007-12-07

Apple QuickTime exploit in the wild

Apple QuickTime exploit in the wildOkay...Even if this is the case, what will it do to a BSD system, which Os X is?Application Security FlawNeither an OSX nor Windows flaw, this isn't a question of which OS is more secure, has fewer bugs, or any such thing. It's a...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, downloader, Apple QuickTime, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, virus

Discussion threads 2007-12-03

Why McLuhan was right when it comes to attention

Through his always enriching podcast, I've heard Cory Doctorow give variations on his privacy talk at least five or six times over the last year. The most current iteration is available at Intel's/Josh Bancroft's BitStories. In responding to an audience question, Cory explains exactly why, when it comes...

Tags: Message, Liberty, Computer, Cory, Productivity, Podcasts, Internet, Denise Howell

Blog posts 2007-09-25

Apple blacklisting hacked iPhones?

Apple blacklisting hacked iPhones?if you hack it, you don't have any right to complainIf you hack your phone - especially changing the carrier - I don't think you have any right to complain about almost any part of your iPhone not working anymore. I've hacked mine - for 3rd party...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2007-09-20

Informant ran tax scam under Secret Service's nose

Never trust a snitch. That seems to be the lesson from the case of Brett Shannon Johnson, who was hired by the U.S. Secret Service to catch credit card and identity thieves. Johnson, worked undercover for 10 months for the U.S. Secret Service until it was discovered that he was...

Tags: Government technology

Blog posts 2007-06-07

Is Mac OS as safe as ever?

Is Mac OS as safe as ever?It's Just a Matter of Time...There was a time when viruses were not on anyone's radar for Windows either... OS X users, though better protected, should not be reckless. Use Protection !Safe no more.This was inevitable. Viruses for Windows has become...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, virus, operating system, Mac-user, Apple Mac OS

Discussion threads 2006-02-27

Bluetooth worm targets Mac OS X

Bluetooth worm targets Mac OS XBluetooth worm targets Mac OS XTwo possible vulnerabilities in two days for OS X? What is up with that?What flaw?As the story says, this was patched last June.Are anti-virus vendors behind this scare?The fact that "Inqtana is a proof-of-concept worm, according to Symantec and...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Inqtana, Symantec Corp., Apple Mac OS X, Bluetooth, flaw, Bluetooth worm, Microsoft Windows, worm, America Online Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS

Discussion threads 2006-02-17

iTunes phones home

Apple used the Macworld Expo in San Francisco last week to announce a new version of iTunes, version 6.0.2, that "includes stability and performance improvements over iTunes 6.0.1." One of the "improvements" is the iTunes MiniStore which an interesting little piece of code that looks at what you're listening to...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Apple iTunes

Blog posts 2006-01-16

Malicious code could trick ZoneAlarm firewall

Malicious code could trick ZoneAlarm firewallYou don't see it and probablywon't see it either. From the sounds of it one would have to literally already hacked the system (so what's the point now?) or have physical access to the machine, again what would the point be?Nice but don't get yer...

Tags: Firewalls, Viruses and worms, Network security, SECURITY, malicious code, ZoneAlarm, firewall, paid version

Discussion threads 2005-09-30

Are IT workers becoming the corporate cops

Are IT workers becoming the corporate copsCorporate Darwinism in actionAffairs, drug use, hidden sexual orientation, these are all things users reveal about themselves via email and web use. The idea that your network administrator has access to all sorts of lurid tidbits about you shouldn't be surprising to anyone....

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, old guy, job

Discussion threads 2005-03-16