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| Author: | big_D [ Tue May 10, 2011 3:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Skype leave OS X vulnerable |
A hacker has found a hole in Skype on OS X, which leaves the Mac vulnerable to malware through malicious file transfers. This has been patched by Skype, but unpatched users should update. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/06 ... erability/ http://www.mactechnews.de/forum/thread/ ... 98614.html |
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| Author: | steve74 [ Tue May 10, 2011 11:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skype leave OS X vulnerable |
Microsoft due to confirm takeover of Skype http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13343600 Oh f**k, there goes the Mac version, then! |
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| Author: | Linux_User [ Tue May 10, 2011 2:24 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Skype leave OS X vulnerable | |||||||||
Why? They release other software for Mac (Messenger etc), Of course, there's every possilibity Microsoft will ruin it.  If any version disappears, it will be the Linux one. |
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| Author: | koli [ Tue May 10, 2011 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skype leave OS X vulnerable |
Nothing will disappear, only MS haters will cancel they skype accounts
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| Author: | paulzolo [ Tue May 10, 2011 7:00 pm ] | |||||||||
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Well, they were bigging up the video advertising they want to pump down the pipes at their users. It's going to drive away advert haters as well. |
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| Author: | forquare1 [ Tue May 10, 2011 7:06 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Skype leave OS X vulnerable | ||||||||||||||||||
If their Mac release of Skype is anything like Messenger for Mac, they might as well have not bothered at all... While I am glad that these bugs are being brought to light, it does seem a little FUDy to be plastering this up five or more days after the news stories hit. Last time I opened Skype it urged me to update. People who don't keep their software up to date get the same sympathy from me as those who don't backup their data... |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Wed May 11, 2011 10:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skype leave OS X vulnerable |
Dont worry there will be a new version to sove that problem. 
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| Author: | pcernie [ Sat May 14, 2011 3:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skype leave OS X vulnerable |
Why on Earth is Microsoft buying Skype? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2011/05/10 ... ing-skype/ Because then security agencies won't have any more trouble with it? Actually, that's probably true to some extent 
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Sat May 14, 2011 5:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skype leave OS X vulnerable |
I cant see it being a great deal for Microsoft. They paid way too much for Skype. I can possibly see why it would be good for Apple, connecting to FaceTime but even so that would still be overpriced at that sum. Microsoft are a mature company and are struggling to find areas for futuire growth. |
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