Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Mac Malware Date: 12 Mar 2017 14:16:33 GMT Lines: 47 Message-ID: References: <4wPvA.84517$i7.38100@fx30.fr7> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net fg7OZ3tjyZTP9JbB6TkWuQovhoJGHPB1ajP16Z9qiFDpdkXjKj Cancel-Lock: sha1:xDWmk9ZIDWbeJCstcBgp2JwQ6iA= sha1:yYMB/i2Y6IbEdAXEuLR/t0wKBgE= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.2.6 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:102222 John Albert wrote: > On 3/11/17 6:03 AM, Lewis wrote: >> Well, since the odds of anyone actually /having/ malware are near >> zero... > > After 30 years of Mac'ing, I finally had an appearance of > malware/adware a few days ago. > > I was trying some kind of YouTube download extension for > Safari, can't even remember the name at the moment. > (Safari 6.2.8 running on OS 10.8.5) Did you download that thing from a site like VersionTracker, MacUpdate, or CNET Downloads? All three of those services are well-known for modifying installers on their sites to add adware to them. As a rule, I never download software through third parties. And I also always look at the file listing in Apple's installer app (available in the menu bar once the installer is running) to see exactly what will be installed. If I see anything questionable, I don't install until I know what it is. > Aside: > I've noticed that the latest versions of Safari don't seem > to cooperate with any older extensions designed to grab > video from YouTube. Things that still work back in 10.8 > won't work or even install in Safari 10.x on El Capitan. Which extensions are you talking about in particular? I've been using an app called MacX YouTube Downloader for a while, and while it's a little clunky compared with an in-browser extension, it works great. > I'm going to guess that Apple has come to some agreement > with YouTube (that's google, is it?) to actively block > downloading of content, whether it be through Flash or HTML5. > > On the other hand, Firefox and Opera both can still do the > job quite well. Nah. It's all Youtube trying to prevent people from downloading their videos. Apple's not involved. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR