Scareware for Mac...

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Sat May 07, 2011 8:14 am

Well thanks so much Jack and yes I got your private message too. I got complaints about it and a) I'm not Australian, and b) I don't have a lot of time to consult the Oxford dictionary, etc. to make rulings on posts. Sometimes I'm a little busy.

Phil O · Post by **Phil O** » Sat May 07, 2011 8:38 am

stephentayler wrote:Thank you for that!! We saw this the other day and wondered what the hell it was..... stopped it before the download was complete. Good to know it only does harm if you go ahead with the installation!

Stephen

Looks like Java downloads the file with no user input. That sucks! So, am I to understand that if this happens, all you need to do is trash the downloaded file?

Phil

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Sat May 07, 2011 8:49 am

I got one yesterday. It downloaded very fast and decompressed the installer in seconds. I had tried to delete the download but I guess the mouse slipped and it double clicked it. Duh!

I deleted the download and the installer and nothing happened. More of an annoyance than anything else but foil hats never hurt.

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Sat May 07, 2011 8:59 am

After just writing that from my iPhone I re-read the link and realized I had no restarted my computer since that episode. I'm now on my G5 and did not see the message so it DOES NOT install unless you run the installer. Whew!

(Guess I'll have to continue to visit porn sites manually... LOL!).

n2mpujack · Post by **n2mpujack** » Sat May 07, 2011 10:43 am

James Steele wrote:Well thanks so much Jack and yes I got your private message too. I got complaints about it and a) I'm not Australian, and b) I don't have a lot of time to consult the Oxford dictionary, etc. to make rulings on posts. Sometimes I'm a little busy.

You don't have to consult the Oxford dictionary - Google it in less than a minute. You got complaints about my usage of the word barrack? If people are so small-minded about that word then you might as well remove me from the board - I have no use to be around people that would complain about that.

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Sat May 07, 2011 10:58 am

Nobody's small minded Jack. I got complaints. I don't have time to look it up or google. If you are unhappy delete yourself or I'll do it for you. Frankly I don't need your ••••. Seriously.

n2mpujack · Post by **n2mpujack** » Sat May 07, 2011 11:04 am

James Steele wrote:Nobody's small minded Jack. I got complaints. I don't have time to look it up or google. If you are unhappy delete yourself or I'll do it for you. Frankly I don't need your ••••. Seriously.

Delete me then. I'm outta here

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Sat May 07, 2011 11:21 am

n2mpujack wrote:
James Steele wrote:Nobody's small minded Jack. I got complaints. I don't have time to look it up or google. If you are unhappy delete yourself or I'll do it for you. Frankly I don't need your ••••. Seriously.
Delete me then. I'm outta here

Fine. I have a policy of always obliging when people they challenge me with "delete me then." Your refund is in the mail.

cuttime · Post by **cuttime** » Sat May 07, 2011 7:04 pm

Back to the topic, if one is using Safari, the best protection is to uncheck the "open "safe" files after downloading" preference. To this day I am still amazed that this option is checked by default.

kassonica · Post by **kassonica** » Sat May 07, 2011 9:22 pm

cuttime wrote:Back to the topic, if one is using Safari, the best protection is to uncheck the "open "safe" files after downloading" preference. To this day I am still amazed that this option is checked by default.

Handy info and done.

Thx

twistedtom · Post by **twistedtom** » Sun May 08, 2011 4:04 am

cuttime wrote:Back to the topic, if one is using Safari, the best protection is to uncheck the "open "safe" files after downloading" preference. To this day I am still amazed that this option is checked by default.

Very good info cuttime, will do.

cuttime · Post by **cuttime** » Sun May 08, 2011 12:37 pm

And while it technically isn't malware, MacKeeper's ads targeting Mac browsers are disingenuous and misleading at best. "Rated #1" by whom?

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Sun May 08, 2011 12:54 pm

cuttime wrote:And while it technically isn't malware, MacKeeper's ads targeting Mac browsers are disingenuous and misleading at best. "Rated #1" by whom?

Rated #1 by the people who rate such things. Like Kramer says: 'it doesn't matter if I don't know what 'writing it off means. The post office knows what it means and they're the ones who are writing it off.'
LOL.

twistedtom · Post by **twistedtom** » Mon May 09, 2011 12:05 pm

Some people are just scum and will try any thing to rip you off.

dcoscina · Post by **dcoscina** » Tue May 10, 2011 3:50 am

This must be a variation on mallware that I've seen pop up on-screen. However when I see the Windows XP graphic o know to close the window/page ASAP so it doesn't begin installing. Or perhaps I unchecked that option in Safari. And yes, people who spend time coming upwith viruses are the lowest form of human being. We create music which is something positive and they create destructive programs. Nuff said.

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