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Yes...I have a couple of colleagues who have... 7,808 Views / 114 Replies  
Yes...I have a couple of colleagues who have found infected systems — but that is across literally hundreds of thousands of Macs at government and academic sites. Our site alone has over 25,000 Macs...
Posted by das, on Apr 6, 2012 at 01:43 PM, in macOS
Now that this has hit every major global wire... 7,808 Views / 114 Replies  
Now that this has hit every major global wire service and was the top story on the Drudge Report (I guess the millions of other systems infected with malware or part of botnets for years are not very...
Posted by das, on Apr 6, 2012 at 01:05 PM, in macOS
Mac OS X's swapfile is at, for example,... 3,354 Views / 9 Replies  
Mac OS X's swapfile is at, for example, /var/vm/swapfile0

Also, what you have is not what I'd call "code". It's a one line command that is searching for the word "death" in /dev/mem, a file which...
Posted by das, on Mar 26, 2006 at 07:55 PM, in macOS
This is a dual-boot solution. Only one OS can be... 3,280 Views / 27 Replies  
This is a dual-boot solution. Only one OS can be booted at a time, and yes, you have to reboot into the other OS to use it.

What you describe is a "virtualization" or "virtual machine" solution,...
Posted by das, on Mar 19, 2006 at 03:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Believe it or not, it doesn't whine under... 3,280 Views / 27 Replies  
Believe it or not, it doesn't whine under Windows. ;)
Posted by das, on Mar 19, 2006 at 02:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
You can format the Windows partition as FAT32... 3,280 Views / 27 Replies  
You can format the Windows partition as FAT32 instead of NTFS and the OS X environment will be able to write to it just fine. Also, yes, MacDrive works within the Windows environment to read/write to...
Posted by das, on Mar 18, 2006 at 07:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Official acknowledgment from Symantec: ... 3,185 Views / 34 Replies  
Official acknowledgment from Symantec:

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/num.nsf/docid/2005050417004611

Alert: "swapfile is infected with Hacktool.Underhand"

Situation:
You are running...
Posted by das, on May 5, 2005 at 03:34 PM, in macOS
First of all, this is not a "virus". It is a... 3,185 Views / 34 Replies  
First of all, this is not a "virus". It is a trojan, and can only be installed on your computer by you or someone else with local/physical/administrative access.

But that is beside the point,...
Posted by das, on May 5, 2005 at 09:12 AM, in macOS
All I have to say is this: Future of Mac OS... 17,652 Views / 412 Replies  
All I have to say is this:

Future of Mac OS 9 (http://mirror.doit.wisc.edu/mirrors/temp/futureofmacos9.mov)

I have used Macs every waking free moment for over 21 years.

And all I can say is...
Posted by das, on Feb 22, 2005 at 12:55 PM, in macOS
Yes. A couple methods are outlined at... 2,762 Views / 18 Replies  
Yes. A couple methods are outlined at http://test.doit.wisc.edu/
Posted by das, on Jun 9, 2004 at 12:11 PM, in macOS
Re: Security Update 2004-06-07 in SWU now 2,762 Views / 18 Replies  
This is the "real deal"; all of the previously discussed URI issues are fixed. (To those who think Apple dropped the ball the first time: they didn't - this issue only came to light AFTER the Help...
Posted by das, on Jun 7, 2004 at 04:54 PM, in macOS
Security Update 2004-06-07 (Mac OS X 10.3.4 and... 127,231 Views / 607 Replies  
Security Update 2004-06-07 (Mac OS X 10.3.4 and 10.2.8)

Description - Security Update 2004-06-07 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. The purpose...
Posted by das, on Jun 7, 2004 at 04:50 PM, in macOS
'disks' should work as 'disk', but via https... 127,231 Views / 607 Replies  
'disks' should work as 'disk', but via https (port 443), which I currently don't have enabled.

Also, which other vulnerabilities should be included in step 2? Are you talking about application...
Posted by das, on May 24, 2004 at 02:42 PM, in macOS
For convenience, I've created a new page at... 127,231 Views / 607 Replies  
For convenience, I've created a new page at http://test.doit.wisc.edu/ that includes all of the known methods for exploiting this, including afp, ftp, disk, and compressed files, as well as automated...
Posted by das, on May 24, 2004 at 01:18 PM, in macOS
Is Apple to blame for Princeton fire? (Picture thread) 857 Views / 2 Replies  
Is Apple to blame for the Princeton fire reported here (http://macnn.com/news/23833) earlier this month?

Not in the least, according to the findings of the fire department after the 2001 blaze....
Posted by das, on Mar 30, 2004 at 12:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
iPod Battery FAQ 687 Views / 2 Replies  
With all the incorrect and misleading information and news articles, rumors of class action lawsuits, and other ridiculousness surrounding the iPod battery, I've decided to start an iPod Battery FAQ....
Posted by das, on Dec 28, 2003 at 02:41 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
A followup on this. I used an infrared... 926 Views / 5 Replies  
A followup on this.

I used an infrared noncontact thermometer to measure the temperature of the drives. After being on for a while (but not in active use), the lower drive was 128�F (53�C), and...
Posted by das, on Oct 10, 2003 at 02:35 PM, in Mac Desktops
Power Mac G5 internal drive(s) very hot? 926 Views / 5 Replies  
I have several Power Mac G5s, some with the 80GB drive, some with the 160GB drive, and a couple with two 160GB drives (all Seagate so far, as far as I have seen).

On the machines with the two...
Posted by das, on Oct 9, 2003 at 12:19 AM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Gone? 3,678 Views / 120 Replies  
Thank you to who? Yourself?

Shut up already, jeez.
Posted by das, on May 21, 2003 at 11:08 AM, in macOS
FYI, just received this response from Apple... 826 Views / 20 Replies  
FYI, just received this response from Apple Product Security:

From: Product Security <[email protected]>
Date: Wed Jun 26, 2002 03:41:59 PM US/Central
To: Dave Schroeder...
Posted by das, on Jun 26, 2002 at 05:17 PM, in macOS
But the real question is: Why can't someone... 928 Views / 32 Replies  
But the real question is:

Why can't someone write a generic IPsec (and maybe even PPTP, because so many VPN's use it) VPN client? A nice one that has a nice interface, works, and supports all the...
Posted by das, on Nov 9, 2001 at 12:34 PM, in macOS
Actually, the University of Wisconsin is in a lot... 1,040 Views / 88 Replies  
Actually, the University of Wisconsin is in a lot better shape when it comes to Macs than UT-Austin...



Tomahawk,

Office X will be available via WISC, just like Office 2001 and XP, as near...
Posted by das, on Nov 6, 2001 at 11:09 PM, in macOS
[email protected] 514 Views / 26 Replies  
[email protected]
Posted by das, on Mar 18, 2001 at 01:07 PM, in macOS
Setting expectations for the release of Mac OS X 499 Views / 16 Replies  
Lately, there's been much heated debate about what OS X will be when it is released on March 24. Rather than continue to beat this corpse of a horse, let's concentrate on what Mac OS X will be:

1....
Posted by das, on Mar 17, 2001 at 05:55 PM, in macOS
The reality of Mac OS X - a common sense perspective 959 Views / 59 Replies  
I feel it's time to address the many fears and issues that seem to permeate this forum, especially since the DVD issue came up.

1. Apple has done what many thought impossible

First, Mac OS X is...
Posted by das, on Mar 2, 2001 at 07:52 PM, in macOS
Jeez people. I've never seen a bunch of sorry... 1,135 Views / 136 Replies  
Jeez people. I've never seen a bunch of sorry whiners as bad
as this anywhere else. Talk about twisting the original article.

**** , people are talking like DVD playback will never be
supported....
Posted by das, on Feb 28, 2001 at 10:23 PM, in macOS
What the heck does this have to do with Mac OS X? 430 Views / 5 Replies  
What the heck does this have to do with Mac OS X?
Posted by das, on Feb 18, 2001 at 06:31 PM, in macOS
What the heck does this have to do with Mac OS X? 775 Views / 26 Replies  
What the heck does this have to do with Mac OS X?
Posted by das, on Feb 18, 2001 at 06:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Actually, Norm, processor has nothing to do with... 510 Views / 8 Replies  
Actually, Norm, processor has nothing to do with it. Apple used to have a
product called 'Yellow Box for Windows', which was the Yellow Box/Cocoa
API on top of Windows. It was a set of libaries...
Posted by das, on Feb 18, 2001 at 06:25 PM, in macOS
http://www.apple.com/applescript/MacOSX/OSXBeta.01... 595 Views / 6 Replies  
http://www.apple.com/applescript/MacOSX/OSXBeta.01.html
http://devworld.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/ReleaseNotes/AppleScript.html

From...
Posted by das, on Feb 9, 2001 at 02:29 PM, in macOS
The way they usually do it is that it will be... 696 Views / 30 Replies  
The way they usually do it is that it will be continuously looping for a
week or so after Macworld (while it is still in heavy demand), and once
demand dies down, post an on-demand movie that...
Posted by das, on Jan 13, 2001 at 05:14 PM, in macOS
Mac OS X will fully support a DSL connection.... 414 Views / 1 Replies  
Mac OS X will fully support a DSL connection. Since most DSL setups
are simply TCP/IP over ethernet (which Mac OS X Public Beta supports
fine now), this won't be a problem with final. Other setups...
Posted by das, on Jan 13, 2001 at 05:07 PM, in macOS
More Stupid Dock Tricks 2,250 Views / 8 Replies  
For those of you who have the proper builds of Mac OS X, try this with the
dock (works whether the dock is on the left, right, top, or bottom):

defaults write com.apple.dock pinning start...
Posted by das, on Jan 13, 2001 at 12:39 PM, in macOS
 
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