Topic: Fake security software catches out Apple owners

[Simon]

A fake security program for Apple computers called MACDefender has racked up a significant number of victims.

Hundreds of people who installed the software have turned to Apple's forums for help to remove it.

The program's tactic of peppering screens with pornographic pictures has made many keen to get rid of it.

MACDefender seems to have been successful because of the work its creators did to make it appear high up in search results.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13453497

[davy51]

I left windows to get away from all that stuff now its hitting Macs wont be long before it hits linux

[sam]

ah but its just people being daft. You wouldn't have installed that, educate the users etc.

[Clive]

We no longer have a Mac.   

[Rik]

Me neither, Clive, nor an umbrella.

[daveeb]

The program's tactic of peppering screens with pornographic pictures has made many keen to get rid of it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13453497

That's disgraceful, stopping law abiding people surfing for porn by their actions. 

[Simon]

What happened to the Mac, Clive?

[Rik]

He stopped going to the cinema? 

[Clive]

She bought a Dell and gave the Mac to a dedicated afficionado.  He reformatted it and it's now back to tip top condition.

[Rodders]

She bought a Dell and gave the Mac to a dedicated afficionado.  He reformatted it and it's now back to tip top condition.

I think all Apple Mac users should restore their equipment to tip-top condition in exactly the same way.  What a wise decision of Mrs C to go with Dell.  It's such an easy laptop to work on.  I've had mine 3-4 weeks and it's already showing signs of becoming a monster.