Comments on: Too late? Apple issues XProtect update for FlashBack trojan http://fairerplatform.com/2011/11/too-late-apple-issues-xprotect-update-for-flashback-trojan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=too-late-apple-issues-xprotect-update-for-flashback-trojan Apple news, views and reviews Mon, 20 May 2013 22:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mac Security: XProtect Update Obviates Java Exploit - FairerPlatform http://fairerplatform.com/2011/11/too-late-apple-issues-xprotect-update-for-flashback-trojan/#comment-32613 Mac Security: XProtect Update Obviates Java Exploit - FairerPlatform Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:32:56 +0000 http://fairerplatform.com/?p=13038#comment-32613 [...] Apple delivered via a background push update on Thursday, January 10, get Adam Christenson’s Safe Download Version (image [...]

]]> By: Java for OS X Lion 2012-002, Apple has another go | FairerPlatform http://fairerplatform.com/2011/11/too-late-apple-issues-xprotect-update-for-flashback-trojan/#comment-11450 Java for OS X Lion 2012-002, Apple has another go | FairerPlatform Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:49:00 +0000 http://fairerplatform.com/?p=13038#comment-11450 [...] if Apple’s on the stick or not is to check. An easy way to do that is to download and run Adam Christianson’s Safe Download Version, which is [...]

]]> By: What's new in Mac OS X 10.7.3 | FairerPlatform http://fairerplatform.com/2011/11/too-late-apple-issues-xprotect-update-for-flashback-trojan/#comment-9946 What's new in Mac OS X 10.7.3 | FairerPlatform Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:01:31 +0000 http://fairerplatform.com/?p=13038#comment-9946 [...] related news, Safe Download Version reports that Apple updated Xprotect definitions on Thursday, January 19 to version [...]

]]> By: doug http://fairerplatform.com/2011/11/too-late-apple-issues-xprotect-update-for-flashback-trojan/#comment-9157 doug Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:19:58 +0000 http://fairerplatform.com/?p=13038#comment-9157 They seem to be doing enough, just simply because we are talking about only a handful of people who were caught. When the threat level was high they responded daily with fixes (compromised google search results) but when the threat is lower, responding within a couple weeks is probably fine. It still leaves little time for the code to get established, and should make it hard for a hacker to make much money.

If there is no money in attacking the Mac, nobody will attack it.

Two men are in the woods and a hungry bear approaches their camp site. The first man grabs his shoes and starts lacing them up. The second man condescendingly looks over at him and says, you idiot! A bear can run at speeds of over 30 mph. You can’t possibly out run it. To which the first man replied. “I don’t have to out run the bear…..I just have to out run you!”

It may be a cold attitude, but it is what it is. Apple doesn’t have to out run the virus writers, hey just need to out run Microsoft.

I’d say they are doing it.

]]> By: Jack http://fairerplatform.com/2011/11/too-late-apple-issues-xprotect-update-for-flashback-trojan/#comment-9150 Jack Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:15:55 +0000 http://fairerplatform.com/?p=13038#comment-9150 Only trojans for OS X. There are no viruses, so it is correct to say OS X is virus proof.

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