By Andy McCue
Published: Thursday 16 February 2006
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Name
Richard
Location
Northern Ireland
Occupation
IT Consultant
Comment
At last! Finally all those Mac users out there who constantly go on about how the MacOs is virus-proof even without anti-virus software installed will get a well-deserved shock.
I've been telling my customers for years that their Mac systems are not secure, and that they too need Anti-virus software and a firewall installed. Maybe now they will wake-up and listen!
It's about time we got noticed! I think...
N Miller
it's not a virus. I downloaded it. it requires two...
Anonymous
ha long live windows xp thats linux and mac all in...
kev
Just shows that Mac users (and I'm one!)are just a...
John Dixon
At last! Finally all those Mac users out there who...
Richard
Getting the Pip
Maybe Apple can do the thing Mi...
Martin Lukes
Mac virus creators have to go to a lot of trouble ...
Josephine Bacon
Wot no mac fan comments???
sing it proud - "and...
PC User
He he he! ... at last something to wipe that smug ...
Anonymous
tosser. it was inevitable that a platform os would...
artboy
It was due to happen some time and it has.
Am i...
Anonymous
Not quite the threat Sophos make it out to be. You...
John chapman
Factually incorrect reporting.
AIUI, this is NO...
Simon
Congratulations to Kev for being first out of the ...
Paul
Congratulations to Kev for being first out of the ...
Paul
Hmm was going to happpen at some point
Joe Bloggs
Uhm Actually no that's not the first Macintosh att...
Joe Whitehead
Well I am not rising to Kev the Bakers infantile r...
Simon Cox
This is a trojan/worm not a virus. Apple are quite...
Andy Clayton
yes, good argument, "kev" - nobody's ever heard of...
Roland Funt
So Kev, you're pleased about 1 mac virus ?
How ...
Anonymous
Thanks for the "report". Looks like journalism is...
SR
Its a real pity and a shame that some stupid progr...
Anonymous
Most of the comments here display a woeful level o...
Jerry Attrix
this is closer to a trojan. you would also have to...
Anonymous
Was it a universal binary and did it look good?
Duncan Latimer
Microsoft products are targeted because of their w...
Turbotortoise
I picked up a mac virus in 1989 WDEF32 (or somethi...
Kepa Gaztelu Gorosarri
Active X, Internet Explorer and the Windows versio...
Andrew Hodges
Brilliant. Not even a virus. Who was hit? What was...
mike
Well, to all of us Mac users, let the few morons w...
David Cantrill
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