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MacScan 2.7 (Mac)

MacScan detects, isolates, and removes spyware applications such as keystroke loggers, and trojan horses to protection your Macintosh. Blacklisted cookie scanner removes tracking cookies without saved usernames or passwords. MacScan cleans Internet files, cookies and history. Keep up-to-date with live downloadable spyware definitions and product updates. MacScan will isolate all...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Cookie, MacScan, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-09-09

MacScan releases free Mac trojan removal tool

MacScan releases free Mac trojan removal toolThis is REALLY bad news for AppleThe #1 reason for switching is now gone. Before, idiots could safely download anything they wanted in OS X, run it, give it root permissions when it asked for it, and everything would be okay because no one...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, MacScan, Mac Trojan, Apple Macintosh, trojan horse, tool

Discussion threads 2009-01-27

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iBotnet: Researchers find signs of zombie Macs

iBotnet: Researchers find signs of zombie MacsHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!breathHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!:) :) :)Come on ZDNet, this should be the biggest, boldest headline on front page!:)It would be interesting to see...It would be interesting to see what Apple is going to do with this in their "I'm a PC, I'm a Mac" add.Oh wait, you...

Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Pirated Software, Apple Macintosh, iBotnet, zombie, virus, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

MacScan releases free Mac trojan removal tool

With the arrival of yet another trojan targeting the Mac, antispyware vendor MacScan on Tuesday updated and renamed its trojan removal tool. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Trojan Horse, Tool, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-01-27

Getting started with AppleScript

Getting started with AppleScriptAppleScript is a major security hole[url=http://macscan.securemac.com/security-advisory-applescripttht-trojan-horse/] Security Risk: Critical [/url]Tell application "Finder", select "Trash", JUMP IN. ntntNonZealt is a major security hole...NonZealt is a major security hole because he can run a Trojan Horse application made from any programming language that does all the things he listed...

Tags: Scripting languages, Viruses and worms, AppleScript, security hole, major security hole, security

Discussion threads 2009-01-02

Are Mac users too complacent about security?

The BBC News says Mac users are "too smug". Commentator Bill Thompson says:Mac users demonstrate an indefensible smugness when it comes to the dangers of having their systems compromised by malicious software and opened up to exploitation by others Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger here. ;-)Thompson also says:After...

Tags: Linux, Apple Macintosh

Blog posts 2006-01-16