Re: Apple's OSX computers now being hit with twice as much malware as PCs
The bad guys who create malware these days aren't hobbyists. They are organized criminals. The create malware to make money. Creating malware for the macintosh is very difficult. It takes many months
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Randy B. Singer
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Re: Apple's OSX computers now being hit with twice as much malware as PCs
Plus the fact that Mac users are seen as smug, which surely makes them even more of a target. Otto
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Otto Nikolaus
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Re: Apple's OSX computers now being hit with twice as much malware as PCs
Howdy. This is just not the case and has been debunked many times. There are hundreds of millions of Macs and over a billion iOS devices. There are more devices running macOS X and iOS than there are
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Daniel Settles
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Re: Apple's OSX computers now being hit with twice as much malware as PCs
I quote from the article you cite above. "Unfortunately even Macs have been affected by Ransomware attacks, although these are very rare, as you will see if you read on.¡± Attacks don¡¯t get named
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todhop
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Re: Flash Player Update
Tony M wrote: If you do a web search for PPAPI or NPAPI, or just look them up in Wikipedia, you will quickly learn: On 12 August 2009 a page on Google Code introduced a new project called Pepper, with
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Jim Saklad
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Flash Player Update
I am running macOS Catalina Version 10.15.3 and when I go to System Preferences and tap on Flash Player to see if it needs an update, I am confused (maybe too easily I add). Here is what is shown in
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Tony M
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Re: Flash Player Installer problem
Patsy Price wrote: Some sites will present you a Flash site if your browser tells the site that it has Flash available, and will present a fully-functional non-Flash site to browsers that do NOT have
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Jim Saklad
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Re: Flash Player Installer problem
After a frustrating experience trying to upgrade my Flash Player, I asked: Randy replied: Thank you, Randy! Thank you for clear instructions, which I will follow tomorrow. I expect to sleep well
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Patsy Price
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Re: Flash Player Installer problem
Delete Flash with this uninstaller: <http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-mac-os.html> Use EasyFind and do a search for anything with "Flash" in the name and uninstall it:
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Randy B. Singer
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Flash Player Installer problem
Using High Sierra 10.13.6 on 2017 iMac as long as I can get by with it. I still use Flash Player for some favourite sites and apps, and will continue to do so till they all replace Flash. In System
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Patsy Price
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Re: Apple's OSX computers now being hit with twice as much malware as PCs
"Can Macs get ransomware and how to stop a ransomware attack" https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac/ransomware-3659100/ ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The
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Randy B. Singer
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Re: Apple's OSX computers now being hit with twice as much malware as PCs
Please give us a link to a reputable Web site that lists these new attacks by name. There is NO ransomware in the wild for the Macintosh. NONE. Ransomware is a scourge for Windows users, but the
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Randy B. Singer
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Re: Apple's OSX computers now being hit with twice as much malware as PCs
We shouldn¡¯t split hairs. A malicious attack is a malicious attack. Malicious attacks against Mac users are on the rise, particularly ransom attacks. There are Trojans for Mac. There are browser
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todhop
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Re: export MS Word doc to PDF and retain TOC links
I played with it a bit last night...and I'm impressed. Please let me know what you think of it. ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th,
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Randy B. Singer
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Re: export MS Word doc to PDF and retain TOC links
Thanks for the tip, Randy. I¡¯ve installed it and am evaluating. So far so good. Jim
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Jim McGarvie
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Re: Brother ink cartridge problem
Is the yellow cartridge a genuine Brother cartridge or a third party cartridge? If a Brother cartridge, I'd consult Brother. If they can't make it work, I'd ask for a refund or replacement of your
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Randy B. Singer
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Brother ink cartridge problem
My wife's printer is a Brother MFC-J485DW. The printer doesn¡¯t recognize a brand new Yellow cartridge. It continues to complain that the Yellow cartridge is out of ink. ?We also tried a second new
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McAllister <73357.3046@...>
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Time zones in Apple mail
A former medical practice`` partner of mine in California is now in retirement, living in Mendoza, Argentina, where he¡¯s now making award-winning Malbec wines. Yesterday we drove (all within one
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jimrobertson
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Re: export MS Word doc to PDF and retain TOC links
Which is exactly how most of the users in my user group regard it. PDFpen isn't as capable as Adobe Acrobat Pro, but it's hundreds of dollars less, and close enough in compatibility, with a pretty bad
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Randy B. Singer
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Re: Apple Music Family Plan
That¡¯s certainly simple enough! Thanks so much. -- Jim Robertson
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jimrobertson
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