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Porn loving Mac users will have to consciously jump through a series of hoops in order to get infected with it -- but a new trojan horse malware is targeting users of OS X.

 

Mac OS malware targets porn surfers


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There's a new piece of malware out there targeting Mac users that takes advantage of the inclination to watch porn.



Intego, a Mac security software company,
warning Mac users of the OSX.RSPlug.A malware, which it describes as a Trojan horse. Those of you familiar with mythology recognize the reference, and OSX.RSPlug.A disguises itself as a video codec that would ensure whatever porn video you just stumbled upon will play on your Mac.


But to get infected with the malware, you have to accept the invitation to download "new version of codec," open up the .dmg (disk image) file, click the installer.pkg file, and enter your administrator's password
, according to Intego. Once infected, the malware changes your DNS settings to hijack Web traffic and redirect it to phishing sites or ads for porn. And you still won't get to watch the video.



If you're running Tiger, you might never realize how you were infected, but Leopard's Advanced Network preferences will at least let you recognize that the DNS servers have been changed. You'll be unable to change them back without going through a lengthy process detailed by
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Computers are like races of people.

 

There are nice Mac users, asshole Mac users, cool Windows users, stupid Windows users, weird Unix users, funny Unix users, and this is just how it is. The most unacceptable thing is to be a computer bigot and try and classify entire groups of people just because they've chosen a computer platform.

 

It's no more acceptable than saying all Asian people are (insert description), all black people are (insert description), or the like. You and your boss at work both use Windows, let's say. Are you just like him or her? You and the hacker down the street both use a Mac. Are you alike?

 

At the end of the day, you are a person. Not an OS; not a chipset. A person. If people could focus on being better people and stop giving a {censored} about somethng as mundane as a processor and operating system, perhaps the world would be a slightly more tolerable place.

 

/sermon

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Computers are like races of people.


There are nice Mac users, asshole Mac users, cool Windows users, stupid Windows users, weird Unix users, funny Unix users, and this is just how it is. The most unacceptable thing is to be a computer bigot and try and classify entire groups of people just because they've chosen a computer platform.


It's no more acceptable than saying all Asian people are (insert description), all black people are (insert description), or the like. You and your boss at work both use Windows, let's say. Are you just like him or her? You and the hacker down the street both use a Mac. Are you alike?


At the end of the day, you are a person. Not an OS; not a chipset. A person. If people could focus on being better people and stop giving a {censored} about somethng as mundane as a processor and operating system, perhaps the world would be a slightly more tolerable place.


/sermon

 

Amen.

 

And the one thing they all have in common is a desire to watch porn on the internet. :p

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Computers are like races of people.


There are nice Mac users, asshole Mac users, cool Windows users, stupid Windows users, weird Unix users, funny Unix users, and this is just how it is. The most unacceptable thing is to be a computer bigot and try and classify entire groups of people just because they've chosen a computer platform.


It's no more acceptable than saying all Asian people are (insert description), all black people are (insert description), or the like.

 

 

Ummm, that's not a good analogy at all; because no one chooses to be black or Asian, but using an OS entirely the choice of a user. Besides, an Asian or black person can walk through the door and instantly be subjected to judgment. A Mac user can walk through the door and unless they're holding their Mac Book Pro in their hand, how would you know they're a Mac user?

 

Making fun of people because of things that aren't their choice is not nice at all. But making fun of people because of things they choose to do or be a part of (i.e. Political affiliation, musical taste, etc.) that's perfectly acceptable :)

 

That being said, it's a proven fact that if the PC-Mac user demographic ratio were reversed, PC users would be the arrogant elitist snobs and Mac users would be the mindless sheep-like masses.

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A Mac user can walk through the door and unless they're holding their Mac Book Pro in their hand, how would you know they're a Mac user?

 

Hipster jeans and a black mock turtleneck?

 

Making fun of people because of things that aren't their choice is not nice at all. But making fun of people because of things they choose to do or be a part of (i.e. Political affiliation, musical taste, etc.) that's perfectly acceptable
:)

 

Nah, it's all a waste of mental energy. There is no unifying factor among Windows Sheep or Mac Snobs, despite the stereotypical sobriquets.

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Making fun of people because of things that aren't their choice is not nice at all. But making fun of people because of things they choose to do or be a part of (i.e. Political affiliation, musical taste, etc.) that's perfectly acceptable
:)

 

Agreed. Since I use both platforms regularly, I guess it is perfectly fine to call me an idiot no matter what I do!:freak:

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I thought Mac users were too pure for porn.

 

 

Nonono...our porn is pure.

All the titling is minimalist, the stages are pure white so you can focus on the product, and the packaging is second to none. And when you fire it up, it just plays. And you get pithy scripts with lines like "oh, baby, cum in my iBall." You can sign up for the custom porn site service Dot Crack. Plus, there are nifty third-party peripherals, like the iSlit and the iDil.

 

Yep...turnkey porn. It's the future, baby.

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Ummm, that's not a good analogy at all; because
no one chooses
to be black or Asian, but using an OS
entirely
the choice of a user. Besides, an Asian or black person can walk through the door and instantly be subjected to judgment. A Mac user can walk through the door and unless they're holding their Mac Book Pro in their hand, how would you know they're a Mac user?


Making fun of people because of things that aren't their choice is not nice at all. But making fun of people because of things they choose to do or be a part of (i.e. Political affiliation, musical taste, etc.) that's perfectly acceptable
:)

That being said, it's a proven fact that if the PC-Mac user demographic ratio were reversed, PC users would be the arrogant elitist snobs and Mac users would be the mindless sheep-like masses.

 

A) I can tell Mac users from PC users when they walk into a room

 

B) I am an arrogant elitist snob but I use Windows machines

 

 

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Ummm, that's not a good analogy at all; because
no one chooses
to be black or Asian, but using an OS
entirely
the choice of a user. ....

 

 

Really? Geee. I wonder how many Windos users really "choose" Windows rather than having it shoved on them? When is the last time you saw a Mac computer at Walmart or BestBuy? Mac software? Nope. Most people don't choose Windows. It has been chosen for them.

 

Robert

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thats retarded... because apple chooses not to have stores carry their computer product doesnt mean the choice was made for people. you can buy linux right next to vista at best buy. you can buy an ipod at walmart and best buy... have to wonder why they dont carry the computers.

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Really? Geee. I wonder how many Windos users really "choose" Windows rather than having it shoved on them? When is the last time you saw a Mac computer at Walmart or BestBuy? Mac software? Nope. Most people don't choose Windows. It has been chosen for them.


Robert

 

:rolleyes: cracka, please!

 

If what you said was true, then there would be no such thing as Mac users.

Still a lame argument. You can choose what kind of computer to own (whether the choice has supposedly been made for you or not), but you cannot choose your ethnicity in the same fashion. That's the absolute truth.

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And
that's
why it doesn't sell, see? It just doesn't have that
shine
, that
aura
.

People notice these things, yessir.

 

For the kind of films and targeted audience (me and the girl in the film, after the filming session) , I am sure the aura does not matter at all :lol: ... unless that's the name of the girl...

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