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big_D
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ClickyIt installs a redirector for Google, which points the users browser at a server in the Netherlands. It looks like the trojan is only, currently, aimed at spamming users with pop-up ads, something which plagued Windows machines in the late 90s.
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Amnesia10
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Well Lion might solve many of these problems a full replacement of Flash by HTML5 might help a lot more. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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bobbdobbs
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changed to reflect what will happen  _________________Finally joined Flickr
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jonbwfc
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I notice Adobe have just pushed the public beta of a HTML-5 based animation and interaction designer out. Maybe they don't see the future as being flash either...
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finlay666
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Apple users, so behind the times _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Amnesia10
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Maybe. Plus the money is to be made making a development tool easy to create movies and upload them. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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big_D
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It would be a start, at least then Apple could concentrate on making Safari and OS X secure, as opposed to having to firefight bad press from Flash security holes opening up even more problems on their systems (the same goes for Windows).
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Amnesia10
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Yes even though I want OSX to remain secure I also want Windows to get better because that is the way Apple will actually do something to secure the browser and OS. The Pwn2Own competitions were embarrassing for Apple. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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big_D
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One of the reasons OS X is now being targetted is that Snow Leopard was easier to hack than WIndows 7! With Lion, it looks like Apple might finally have gotten the ADSLR working properly, like it has in Windows since 2007...
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Amnesia10
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Which is good for all concerned. Are there many viruses for Windows 7 or is it like the arrival of OSX making macs much more secure than their predecessor and so eliminating the virus threat? _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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big_D
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There are some, a lot of XP viruses won't work, but there are some which work with W7. That said, I've never seen a Windows virus on any of my machines. Being sensible about what you do and being cautious is a lot better than solely relying on an anti-malware program.
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Amnesia10
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Agreed. It will take time for users to realise that clicking on all links is bad. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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paulzolo
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How to spot it’s a fake: Adobe don’t use Apple’s standard installers. They use their own.  Mind you, people may not immediately spot that one and continue.
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tombolt
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I'm not sure the official flash isn't a Trojan given how it cripples my machine tbh. Disabling it has been the best performance thing I ever did to my mac I reckon.
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Amnesia10
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I use click to flash to minimise its impact, but yet it is like malware. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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