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Antivirus Firms Release Free Tools for Cleaning Macs Infected by Flashback
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Can't find my UUID
I have a Mac running 10.4.11 I cannot find the UUID. It is NOT under hardware overview... Therefore can't check for flashback. Any ideas?
I have a Mac running 10.4.11 I cannot find the UUID. It is NOT under hardware overview... Therefore can't check for flashback. Any ideas?
OK, I'll bite.
...of bored and boring grown ups...
Any data to back that up? I'm genuinely interested, since I started programming professionally in Java and was glad to leave it aside already some years ago.
To begin with, the Tiobe index of language popularity seems to point to C (of all languages!) having surpassed Java, and having been already close since 2010.
I thought it rather had to do with the sad unability of Java to make any real inroads into consumer software. And I don't think Oracle will make that any better, huh?
C'mon, Whinny. Are you really so emphatically fact-bending in everything? Somehow I expected you'd be like that only about Apple.
...of bored and boring grown ups...
Any data to back that up? I'm genuinely interested, since I started programming professionally in Java and was glad to leave it aside already some years ago.
To begin with, the Tiobe index of language popularity seems to point to C (of all languages!) having surpassed Java, and having been already close since 2010.
I thought it rather had to do with the sad unability of Java to make any real inroads into consumer software. And I don't think Oracle will make that any better, huh?
C'mon, Whinny. Are you really so emphatically fact-bending in everything? Somehow I expected you'd be like that only about Apple.
That comment you replied to deserved that image
Not only is this NOT a virus, but Macs have been known for a long time to be vulnerable to malware (and this guy doesn't know the difference).
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I'm still in Leopard. Snow Leopard wasn't so great, and Lion is for noobs
Any advice?
Hey all,
A friend got infected with Flashback, and ran the Kaspersky removal tool, now his mac is all effed up and can`t login. I`m trying to help him out, but he lives 3 hours away.
By his description, it boots, but just stays on the background, and his mouse is moving...everything else is pooched.
What`s sad is I convinced him 2.5 yrs ago to switch to the mac since he was bringing me his PC every month for cleaning....leave it to him to get his mac infected!!
thx
Hey all,
A friend got infected with Flashback, and ran the Kaspersky removal tool, now his mac is all effed up and can`t login. I`m trying to help him out, but he lives 3 hours away.
By his description, it boots, but just stays on the background, and his mouse is moving...everything else is pooched.
What`s sad is I convinced him 2.5 yrs ago to switch to the mac since he was bringing me his PC every month for cleaning....leave it to him to get his mac infected!!
thx
I can't help but laugh as Its Ironic that a piece of software made predominantly for windows has trashed his Mac.
Sorry
I can't help but laugh as Its Ironic that a piece of software made predominantly for windows has trashed his Mac.
Sorry
After he left me a message telling me it was no longer working, I searched online for some help to no avail, called him up, luckily got voicemail, told him I was looking for a solution, then shut off my phone to avoid having him call me back.
He`s nowhere near an Apple Store, so now I`m looking for a service centre near him...maybe they can deal with his uselessness for a while...I have enough with the uselessness of fixing problems with winXP all day!!
I'm sure there is a fix. Has he unplugged it from the wall for 30 seconds or whatever?
Blah blah blah
Has any credibility been established about these Russians?
I think there is a grain of salt large enough to take on stories like this.
No independent verification of anything.
Just a vested interest making a claims that help them financially.
Do they also sell pills to make men more manly?
Has any credibility been established about these Russians?
I think there is a grain of salt large enough to take on stories like this.
No independent verification of anything.
Just a vested interest making a claims that help them financially.
Do they also sell pills to make men more manly?
No. I'm saying that repeatedly posting pedantic multi-screen rants about "malware vs. virus" is pointless.
Most people with an illness don't know or care if they're sick from bacteria or viruses - they want a cure, and hopefully immunization. If their computer is infected, they don't need a lecture in malware taxonomy - they want a cure, and hopefully immunization.
Just get Sarah Palin to watch them.... from her house...
LOL.
