Tag Archives: Malware

Malware, the Mac, and the wolf

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

John Gruber’s delivered a list of previous claims that the Mac is about to succumb to malware real soon now under the title of “Wolf!” The analogy John’s making is that the pundits should all remember the tale of the … Continue reading →

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Dumb Windows users write dumb things about malware. News at 11.

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Over at PC Pro, my old chum Chris Brennan is conducting a brave experiment. As an ardent Mac user, in the cause of science, he’s put aside his Mac and is living with Windows 7 for a while (catch up … Continue reading →

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Got root on your Apple keyboard?

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Now this one is fun. According to ZDNet, it’s possible to hack the firmware of some Apple keyboards in order to install malware on it. Yes, on the keyboard – not the Mac. In fact, even if you wipe the … Continue reading →

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