OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, most of the Linux's, and lest we not forget our own Darwin. Other Unix's are not open source and as a rule Unix is proprietary.
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OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, most of the Linux's, and lest we not forget our own Darwin. Other Unix's are not open source and as a rule Unix is proprietary.
I know, that was kinda my point...
And "most of the Linux's" doesn't qualify. There isn't 1 distribution of Linux that has a certification with the Open Group for the use of the UNIX trademark, nor is any of the AT&T (Bell Labs) copyrighted code base found in Linux.
The plain fact is, UNIX is many things. Saying things like "UNIX is open source" is just showing ignorance about UNIX, what it is and how it relates to the different systems that use its IP.
Thanks for your reply. I did check all the energy savings settings, and all screen dimming is turned off. The screen going black (not fully black, but like 95%) is very intermittent. It'll just go. I can bring it back for 1 minute, 5 minutes, or an hour, but it eventually goes black again. I have no idea what is causing it, but I'm forced to assume it's software because it happened within minutes of the java update.
Hi all,
I thought i wasn't infected. When I first the article related to this malware a couple of days ago, I use the command screen and nothing came up. I have the symantec running on my mac for the last year and doing regular scans.
But today I received an email from the administrators that my system had been compromised (I use a school network). Anyway long story short, I did the software update and it says the malware has been found and removed. However, after I did the update, I still received new cases related to system compromise. The guys at the help desk said I'm good since I have done the software update but to be honest, I don't feel safe now. I installed the little snitch application and I realized it's not actually something I can manage, I mean I'm not exactly sure about what to look for.
Any idea about how I should proceed?
I thought i wasn't infected. When I first the article related to this malware a couple of days ago, I use the command screen and nothing came up. I have the symantec running on my mac for the last year and doing regular scans.
But today I received an email from the administrators that my system had been compromised (I use a school network). Anyway long story short, I did the software update and it says the malware has been found and removed. However, after I did the update, I still received new cases related to system compromise. The guys at the help desk said I'm good since I have done the software update but to be honest, I don't feel safe now. I installed the little snitch application and I realized it's not actually something I can manage, I mean I'm not exactly sure about what to look for.
Any idea about how I should proceed?
I'm pretty distraught over this. I don't engage in any risky computer behaviors, I am extremely computer savvy, and as many people have mentioned here, I checked to see if I had this malware via Terminal a few days ago and did not. I have no idea how I got it, but sure enough, Software Update told me it found and removed it.
Apple had better put all of its focus into keeping Mac OS X secure, but this is ridiculous.
Apple had better put all of its focus into keeping Mac OS X secure, but this is ridiculous.
You are not wrong. Was only pointing out that it would be an OK wrong for a Mac user to think this as Darwin is open source. Most people don't know much about UNIX. Some people think it is a programming language, some think it is an app. It's OK, no-one cared when it was king and now the predominant versions for consumers have a GUI that hides it all.
So I've been waiting for something to appear for me in software update and still nothing for java. Does this mean I don't have it installed? In utilities I see java preferences - not sure what that means. where would I look to know if its installed?
thanks!!
thanks!!
It was wrong for me to think it is open-source though..! I'm taking a class on it lol, I don't know how I managed that slip-up.
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Thanks for the fix, KnightWRX
Of course not, but the malware could be updated before the apple update is installed. I don't know about you, but I find out about software updates on macrumors before software update pops up and says "um, yea, a week ago apple released something. looks important."
So now that automatic execution of Java applets has been disabled in this update would it also be recommended to disable Java in Safari as well or should one consider themselves no longer vulnerable at this point?
And I was responding to someone that claimed "UNIX is open source". So let's no go off on any tangents. If you don't know about something, best to shut your mouth is what I say. The guy I was responding to originally simply shouldn't have made the comment.
I tried to pay my bills today with my bank (Finnish Sampo Pankki) that uses Java and I wasn't able to do that. Then I checked Applications, Utilities, Java Preferences.app and noticed setting "Enable applet plug-in and Web Start applications" was disabled. If I wasn't reading the news about the update, I might have switched back to Windows to pay my bills!
You don't need to disable Java in Java Preferences. The only thing you need to do is disable Java in your browser preferences. Then, when you reach a trusted site that requires it, re-enable it in your browser for the duration of your visit to that site. You never have to open Java Preferences.
This is my point! It's the update that changed the setting, not me! Check the description of the update.