[X-Newbies] MAC VIRUS

[Scott]

It means that the update included the specific security fix mentioned  
in the article. It does not mean that it included security fixes  
other than that. Why would they remove a sentence claiming that flaw  
X is fixed, simply because flaw Y is not fixed?


On Feb 18, 2006, at 2:35 PM, J wrote:

> I agree but then I supposed they should take that sentence off that  
> link then? What exactly does it mean?
>
> On Feb 18, 2006, at 5:25 PM, Scott wrote:
>
>> That security update is most likely *not* for the trojan in  
>> question. While Apple can be fairly responsive in regards to  
>> security updates, they're not that fast, especially for something  
>> they deem to be low risk. It would also be packaged as a separate  
>> update. As Norman wrote, the 10.4.5 update has been in the works  
>> for a good while, and would not be rewritten at this late date to  
>> include a fix.
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