Comments on: Machiavelli goes after Apple computers http://www.p2pnet.net/story/26051 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dude from Finland http://www.p2pnet.net/story/26051/comment-page-1#comment-980167 Dude from Finland Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:55:13 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=26051#comment-980167 Apples market share goes up = hackers will get interested. Interested hackers = trojans, viruses, vunerabilities, exploits and whatnot. Stuff and whatnot = Apple whininhg about the real world. P.S. The term "hacker" is used very loosely in this post, don't get nervous. Apples market share goes up = hackers will get interested.
Interested hackers = trojans, viruses, vunerabilities, exploits and whatnot.
Stuff and whatnot = Apple whininhg about the real world.

P.S. The term “hacker” is used very loosely in this post, don’t get nervous.

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://www.p2pnet.net/story/26051/comment-page-1#comment-980135 Devil's Advocate Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:18:51 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=26051#comment-980135 “Machiavelli” Ya might know even an exploit for a Mac would need a "designer" label! :P “Machiavelli”

Ya might know even an exploit for a Mac would need a “designer” label!
:P

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/26051/comment-page-1#comment-980133 Reader's Write Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:47:27 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=26051#comment-980133 "It’s being call “Machiavelli” and works solely on machines that’ve already been compromised, “such as ones attacked with pirated software,” says redOrbit." Yes, because as we all know, *ALL* pirated software is infected with trojans... “It’s being call “Machiavelli” and works solely on machines that’ve already been compromised, “such as ones attacked with pirated software,” says redOrbit.”

Yes, because as we all know, *ALL* pirated software is infected with trojans…

]]> By: Dreddsnik http://www.p2pnet.net/story/26051/comment-page-1#comment-980123 Dreddsnik Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:29:59 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=26051#comment-980123 " “There is no magic fairy dust protecting Macs,” the story has Dai Zovi stating. " Yup. " “The authors claim that the Mac operating system will be significantly easier to compromise once hackers set their minds to do it,” Double yup. Right now, hackers just hate Microsoft more than Apple, so they focus on microsoft exploits. As Apple increases it's overall market share ( thanks to Vista ) Mac hacks will start to appear. ” “There is no magic fairy dust protecting Macs,” the story has Dai Zovi stating. ”

Yup.

” “The authors claim that the Mac operating system will be significantly easier to compromise once hackers set their minds to do it,”

Double yup.
Right now, hackers just hate Microsoft more than Apple, so they focus on microsoft exploits.
As Apple increases it’s overall market share ( thanks to Vista ) Mac hacks will start to appear.

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://www.p2pnet.net/story/26051/comment-page-1#comment-980110 Devil's Advocate Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:23:29 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=26051#comment-980110 "...the Mac operating system will be significantly easier to compromise once hackers set their minds to do it." "The Mac system has many more codes than Windows, which means many more possible glitches that could be exploited." What?! Macs??... Exploitable?????! Say it isn't so!! ;) [begin onslaught of terminally "unconvinced" Macophiliacs] :p “…the Mac operating system will be significantly easier to compromise once hackers set their minds to do it.”

“The Mac system has many more codes than Windows, which means many more possible glitches that could be exploited.”

What?!
Macs??… Exploitable?????!
Say it isn’t so!! ;)

[begin onslaught of terminally "unconvinced" Macophiliacs]
:p

]]> By: Kavka http://www.p2pnet.net/story/26051/comment-page-1#comment-980101 Kavka Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:03:19 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=26051#comment-980101 P.s. 174.133.29.2 Gives Peerguardian... P.s.
174.133.29.2
Gives Peerguardian…

]]> By: Kavka http://www.p2pnet.net/story/26051/comment-page-1#comment-980100 Kavka Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:02:11 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=26051#comment-980100 TPB has lost, in the Dutch court. Who cares about Machiavelli? TPB has lost, in the Dutch court. Who cares about Machiavelli?

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