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It appears that this is merely a proof of concept virus, hence, it is utterly benign. It was not made with any malicious intent, but to demonstrate one way that OS X could be exploited. The discussion group is concerned with making OS X more secure, not less.
Somehow, Intego got wind of it and blew it out of proportion, but I suppose it is theoretically possible that future viruses could be modeled on it. However I'm sure that Apple could, even more quickly, release a security update that fixes this.
Numbers and letters for me. They even have personalities. 4 is middle-aged and maternal. 6 is an impish male kid and 7 is a wisecracking adult male. 8 and 9 are catty, gossiping teenage girls.
Where did this come from? I have no idea, but I can still remember these associations to this day (I'm 27). You could test me over and over and I would get the essentials right every time, I'm fairly sure.
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It appears that this is merely a proof of concept virus, hence, it is utterly benign. It was not made with any malicious intent, but to demonstrate one way that OS X could be exploited. The discussion group is concerned with making OS X more secure, not less.
Somehow, Intego got wind of it and blew it out of proportion, but I suppose it is theoretically possible that future viruses could be modeled on it. However I'm sure that Apple could, even more quickly, release a security update that fixes this.
There's a Shelbyville, Illinois too.
Numbers and letters for me. They even have personalities. 4 is middle-aged and maternal. 6 is an impish male kid and 7 is a wisecracking adult male. 8 and 9 are catty, gossiping teenage girls. Where did this come from? I have no idea, but I can still remember these associations to this day (I'm 27). You could test me over and over and I would get the essentials right every time, I'm fairly sure.
You're just trying to CYA so you don't get fired. Good luck.