, 2005-04-20
After your identity has been stolen, your bank accounts compromised, 53 critical patches and 27 reboots later, when will you decide that you've had enough?
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2005-04-21
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Apple's Big Virus
2005-04-21
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Apple's Big Virus
2005-04-22
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The infested beast indeed!
2005-04-23
TJ (1 replies)
TJ (1 replies)
The infested beast indeed!
2005-04-25
Pecos Bill (1 replies)
Pecos Bill (1 replies)

Psybnc? That's not a virus. That's an Unix based IRC bouncer and not at all specific to OS X. Darwin is Unix, and therefore you can compile and install almost anything you want. If you create a script that has "rm -rf /*" in it, chmod +x it and get someone to click on it; does that make it an OS X virus?
Perhaps the article should have been more clearly marked OPINION for those few who don't find it readily apparent. Standard disclaimer applies: the article represents my opinions only and are not those of my employer or related companies.
Regards,
Kelly Martin
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