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Old 04-23-2009, 01:21 PM
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iBotnet- MAC Virus
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Old 04-23-2009, 01:23 PM
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I first read that as "iBotnst"

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Old 04-23-2009, 01:56 PM
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I first read that as "iBotnst"

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Old 04-23-2009, 01:58 PM
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X3 Even so, with a name like that it sounds pretty formidable

Should really fuel the debate Mac v. PC
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I first read that as "iBotnst"

lol
I'm just glad I wasn't the only one....
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I first read that as "iBotnst"

lol
Hahahah, its good to see that others read it this way too.


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So bot, why are you infecting my confuser?
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X4!
Now to read the article... so far they've all been false alarms. Hopefully this one as well.
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Yep, as I hoped... just some scare tactics from Symantec et.al. to sell more of their useless Mac anti-virus software.

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"Mac users at large, however, should not be alarmed by the incident, experts said. The program infects only computers whose users downloaded pirated versions of the Mac software iWork."
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Yep, as I hoped... just some scare tactics from Symantec et.al. to sell more of their useless Mac anti-virus software.

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"Mac users at large, however, should not be alarmed by the incident, experts said. The program infects only computers whose users downloaded pirated versions of the Mac software iWork."
makes you wonder who created the virus since, it only affects computers with pirated iWork software.....hummmm.
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Mistress, did you ever get a mac? I seem to recall you wanting one.
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Mistress, did you ever get a mac? I seem to recall you wanting one.

Wow its a miracle....your mac is actually working today
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makes you wonder who created the virus since, it only affects computers with pirated iWork software.....hummmm.
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Wow its a miracle....your mac is actually working today
Hahaha, funny. My PC is always crapping out on me...
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makes you wonder who created the virus since, it only affects computers with pirated iWork software.....hummmm.
As much as Apple may want to provide disincentives for pirating their software, I think they'd rather maintain their nearly flawless record of immunity from virus threats.

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