OS X Bug Exploited To Infect Macs Without Need For Password

An anonymous reader writes: A new flaw has been discovered in the latest version of OS X which allows hackers to install malware and adware onto a Mac without the need for any system passwords, researchers say. The serious zero-day vulnerability was first identified last week and results from a modified error-logging feature in OS X Yosemite which hackers are able to exploit to create files with root privileges. The flaw is currently found in the 'fully patched' OS X 10.10.4, but is not in the newest 10.11 El Capitan beta – suggesting that Apple developers were aware of the issue and are testing a fix.

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Re: Also fixed in 10.10.5

[benjymouse]

turned off almost all the reporting features

But not all and you can't prevent MS from changing your shit with forced updates. Or are you using Enterprise?

Yes all. And you cannot prevent Apple from changing your shit when they update OS X. What makes you think that MS will use Windows Update to change settings? They have never done so before, and have not indicated that they reserve that right for the future.