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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New Botnet Threatens Mac Computers]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's a little more than just clicking on something. You are literally shown no less than 3 prompts asking if you want to install the software. The only "vulnerability" is the person sitting in the chair in front of the computer. Windows had the stranglehold on this vulnerability until the Mac became popular.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MadMike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 23rd 2009 12:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New Botnet Threatens Mac Computers]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</guid><description><![CDATA[LMFAO @ all the apple fanboys who never believed they could be vulnerable.<br><br>Everyone is vulnerable when they're big enough to be a target.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TheAngryGamer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 23rd 2009 3:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New Botnet Threatens Mac Computers]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</guid><description><![CDATA[i have something onmy mac.. slowed it down.<br>keeps asking for permissions to access that  i cancel.<br>some of my keychain passwords wont update.<br>it got through and i have the firewall on.<br>facebook informed me had to dump my old password when it got hacked likely through this problem..<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[go2thesun]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 3rd 2009 3:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New Botnet Threatens Mac Computers]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</guid><description><![CDATA[software --> Viruses -- just can't install itself in the background like Windows while surfing the web or just clicking stuff -- its called  ---> Permissions  Unix -- There is ONLY one way a Mac can get a Virus,,, If the user installs it.....  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamess3000]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 23rd 2009 9:11AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New Botnet Threatens Mac Computers]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</guid><description><![CDATA[since my comment got changed some how during post, below is the correction!<br><br>software -- Viruses -- just can't install itself in the background like Windows while surfing the web or just clicking stuff -- its called --- Permissions --- on the Mac as of 2001 with Mac OS X as the core of Mac OS X is -- Unix -- There is ONLY one way a Mac can get a Virus,,, If the user installs it.....]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jamess3000]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 23rd 2009 9:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New Botnet Threatens Mac Computers]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/04/23/new-botnet-targets-mac-computers/</guid><description><![CDATA[software --> Viruses -- just can't install itself in the background like Windows while surfing the web or just clicking stuff -- its called --- Permissions --- on the Mac as of 2001 with Mac OS X as the core of Mac OS X is -- Unix -- There is ONLY one way a Mac can get a Virus,,, If the user installs it.....]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamess3000]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 23rd 2009 10:28AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
