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Re: mac trojan in-the-wild
From: Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:34:26 +1300
Steven Block to Gadi Evron:
You're an idiot. Save this as a script and run it, it will give you unlimited power: #!/bin/sh sudo rm -rf / Enter your password if you are prompted. Oh look, malware.
Were you looking in a mirror while writing that? If you think there are not "roughly similar" proportions of Mac and Windows users who will do more or less that, then I know who the idiot is here and it's not Gadi... Yes, today, the average level of clue among Mac users is probably a shade higher than amongst Windows users, and yes in its default or typical configurations Windows XP (and earlier) does make it a little easier for the terminally clueless to shoot themselves in the feet, but if you need an introduction to the basics of population statistics to understand the flaw in your "argument" I'm surprised you managed to get yourself subscribed to these lists in the first place. ... Now, if you wish to discuss the wisdom of predicting that this specific instance of Mac malware will be the real "sky is falling" moment, I think we may agree about the advisability (or otherwise) of making such predictions as loudly and publicly as Gadi did, but to dismiss this kind of malware out of hand because of your ignorance of typical user behaviour is less than clever. Regards, Nick FitzGerald _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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