[X4U] New Trojan threatens Macs with installer...

[Shawn King]

On 11/23/08 5:31 PM, "Robert Ameeti" <robert at ameeti.net> wrote:

> At 5:05 PM +0100, 11/23/08, Kirk McElhearn wrote:
> 
>> I think you mentioned the MP3 thing as something
>> they did wrong - if so, then why did Apple make
>> a change to the OS to prevent that type of
>> malware from functioning?
> 
> Apple should fix any security hole, regardless of
> the likelihood of it being used.

In a perfect world, yes. But Apple makes a judgment call regarding threats
and their costs, both in PR and personnel time/energy as to whether or not
they will fix various "holes" and how fast they are patched.
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Shawn King
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