... except there are no viruses in the wild that can run on Mac OS X, but your point is correct: Mac OS X warns you when you first launch an app you downloaded.
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Security Vulnerability Discovered in Skype for Mac, Latest Update Includes Patch
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Does that quarantine feature work for all apps installed via drag and drop that come from external sources, such as the browser, mail, or messenger client?
When I tried to launch the app received via email, I got:
I wonder if a drag and drop app covertly delivered as a payload via exploitation of a client-side app would initiate a quarantine prompt before launching for the first time?
Maybe this is why malicious app bundles are not delivered via this vector?
Sorry, missed this part. Somewhat answers my question. Still doesn't allow rootkit install.
Maybe this is why malicious app bundles are not delivered via this vector?
Sorry, missed this part. Somewhat answers my question. Still doesn't allow rootkit install.
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Yes and no. They record IM conversations, but it is technically impossible for them to record VoIP as those connections are peer-to-peer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7649761.stm
I have to say that despite the privacy concerns I do find Skype's server-side logs convenient as I variously connect from Windows, OS X, Linux, and iOS. It "just works".
To others, if you don't like the interface of Skype 5, I suggest using it with Adium instead. Of course, using Adium for the connection allows you to use OTR encryption as well, though the other party would also have to be using the Adium plugin.
Are the 2.8 users now forced to upgrade to this horrible version 5 of Skype, or did the security issue get introduced with version five?
Yikes, .. someone paid 1,7 billion dollars or something for Skype? When you look at version 5, you wonder who snorted the dollars up their nose and stopped caring about their customers ..
Yikes, .. someone paid 1,7 billion dollars or something for Skype? When you look at version 5, you wonder who snorted the dollars up their nose and stopped caring about their customers ..
No. (It prompted me to pay for use last time I tried) I am pretty sure that feature is regulated server-side, which is why they charge for it.
Amen, one of the worse updates ever, completely inept and badly thought out, had me in awe at how bad it was for weeks...
Because the flaw is not in the OS, but in the Mac version of the app. It's a Skype issue, not an OS issue.
great. with the rumor i heard on the local news broadcast this morning of M$ looking to acquire Skype...users can expect more of this crap...
yeah maybe. or maybe not. microsoft has put out some alright stuff in the past couple years. At least in comparison with they're performance in the past. they may also be trying to implement this into the Xbox which has been quite successful. *shrug* who knows if the deal will even go through, $8.5 billion is a lot of money
MS buys Skype and immediately they're having problems.
Shocker!
Skype is a brilliant idea and I use it every single day of my life... I really hope MS doesn't screw it up like they do everything else.
I'm just glad I have anti-virus protection that runs automatically every few days
Shocker!
Skype is a brilliant idea and I use it every single day of my life... I really hope MS doesn't screw it up like they do everything else.
I'm just glad I have anti-virus protection that runs automatically every few days
That's not a problem for me. The minute I heard Skype was up for sale I dumped it. I'm using face time from here on out. Playing it safe.