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blacjac replied

21 May 2009, 19:00
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

Scooter is not in at the moment but if you would like to leave a message please do so after the bleep. Bleep

Hi Scooter, its blacjac calling, just making sure you are OK, what with the recent announcement that OS X is actually just as vulnerable, if not more vulnerable than Windows, just that no one bothered trying to hack it as no one worth hacking uses it.

Anyway, get back to us just so that we know averything is OK, we worry about you.
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scooterscot replied

21 May 2009, 18:50
Scooter is not in at the moment but if you would like to leave a message please do so after the bleep. Bleep
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bogeyman replied

21 May 2009, 15:40
Originally posted by oracleslave View Post

Scooter, step away from the ledge.

It's the perfect Mac exploit...

It Just Works (tm)
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oracleslave replied

21 May 2009, 14:04
Scooter, step away from the ledge.
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DimPrawn replied

21 May 2009, 12:28
Don't use Mac, don't use Java.

Sorted 'innit.
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bogeyman started a topic FYI - OS X major Java vulnerability

21 May 2009, 12:17
FYI - OS X major Java vulnerability

http://blog.cr0.org/2009/05/write-on...-everyone.html

Allows arbitrary code execution outside of the sandbox.

A fully patched 10.5.7 system remains vulnerable.

Best to disable Java in your browser(s). It's enabled by default in Safari and FF.

I'm a bit peeved that Apple has only just sent out the latest security update, and it wasn't fixed in that, even though it's been known about for nearly 6 months.

Seems this has been patched by everyone except Apple.
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