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It's not really that hard, Windows support guys have been doing it forever. And, like almost everything else, it's easier on a mac (my mom got this malware... o
by furyg3 15y ago
It's not really that hard, Windows support guys have been doing it forever. And, like almost everything else, it's easier on a mac (my mom got this malware... on mother's day)
The problem is: naive user + attack vector (bad default Safari options) + malicious attacker (advertising network).
The solution is:
* Cleanup - Kill process form activity monitor, delete app from Applications, and installers from Downloads folder (kinda shocked that there isn't more to it).
* Inform - Teach user about basic practices.
* Close vector - Safari's Automatically open safe files after download checkbox.
* Block attacker - Install AdBlock for Safari (Bonus points).
All of the above, except the 'informing' part, takes all of two minutes to do, so I think the "Geniuses" at the Apple Stores can manage.
To those entrepreneurs whose business model is based on ads... sorry, but Adblock is the new Antivirus. I install it alongside any software updates or antivirus software (even on Macs, now).
- beaumartinez 15y ago> Cleanup [...] kinda shocked that there isn't more to it. Perhaps not with this "first generation" of OS X malware. On Windows some malware replicate to files and have other self-preservation quirks making anti-malware software necessary. > I think the "Geniuses" at the Apple Stores can manage. Against simple malware, yes. When crackers start investing time and effort into their malware (like on Windows), it'll be a different case altogether.