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To: kevkrom

But it requires physical access to the machine or physical interaction. By Macbot standards that doesn’t count as a virus.

I’m not saying it’s not an issue, but I’m just applying the same rules to both systems.


60 posted on 07/22/2010 10:04:49 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: for-q-clinton
Oh, wait. Now you're concerned about the severity and practicality of the vulnerability?

Odd, that's the point I've been making all along. Thanks for finally agreeing with me.

63 posted on 07/22/2010 10:11:07 AM PDT by kevkrom (De-fund Obamacare in 2011, repeal in 2013!)
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To: for-q-clinton
But it requires physical access to the machine or physical interaction. By Macbot standards that doesn’t count as a virus.

No. For-q, it requires an insecure ROUTER that allows access to the ROUTER to lock out the MAC address of the Macs... it does not gain access to the Macs. That is not a virus. It is merely the Denial of Service by locking them out... a deliberate nasty trick by someone taking advantage of poor security settings on the ROUTER. Not an inherent flaw in the Mac. YOU are the one who seems to have very loose definitions of a virus...

140 posted on 07/22/2010 3:40:26 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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