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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 03:10 PM Original message |
Flaw in Apple Remote Desktop exploited via trojan |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. Apple's never been "immune", just harder to hack |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. You Helped Write NeXTSTEP? |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yep, and OS X. |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. I wouldn't say it's harder to hack. Less attractive for hackers, maybe. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 07:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I disagree. Basing your OS on an opensource standard tends to make it more secure. |
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papapi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. This thing would have to be installed by a root user so.... |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. An easier (and less destructive) solution appears to be this: |
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papapi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Exploit: OSX.Trojan.PokerStealer |
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papapi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. AppleScript.THT Trojan Horse |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. No platform is secure. Anyone who thinks one is and is in the security business |
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papapi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. So right. Apple has been lucky so far. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I wouldn't mind shoveling elephant manure in a zoo. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. As others have pointed out, you would have to jump through a fuckload of hoops to be affected. |
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