Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store

Date	2015-10-08 22:48 -0600
From	GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.freeware, alt.hacker, alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store
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On 10/07/15 14:31, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2015-10-07, GreyCloud<cumulus@mist.com>  wrote:
>> On 10/06/15 13:24, nom de plume wrote:
>>>
>>> My solution is yum remove 'name of package'
>
> ...he said, while ignoring the various open source package managers
> available for OS X which offer similar commands...
>
>> There are some instances where some developers in the past have
>> installed files in some rather obscure places on the file system in OS
>> X.  So dragging an app to the trash can doesn't delete all of the files
>> installed.  So you have to buy something like Mac Cleaner to get to the
>> rest of those files.
>
> No you don't. OS X gives you full access to everything on the command
> line.
>
Of course it does, but would you know where the other files are 
installed on the filesystem?  Like I said, I've seen some apps put their 
files in some rather odd places that shouldn't be.

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Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-07 14:23 -0600
  Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 20:31 +0000
    Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-08 22:48 -0600
  Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-07 16:34 -0400
    Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-08 22:49 -0600
      Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-09 01:51 -0400
        Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-09 13:54 -0600
          Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-09 16:14 -0400
            Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-09 20:18 -0600
              Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-09 21:36 -0700
                Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-10 14:22 -0600
                Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-10 16:16 -0700
                Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-10 21:12 -0600
            iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-10 16:30 -0500
              Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 18:14 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-11 00:17 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 18:29 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Anonymous - 2015-10-10 18:38 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 18:41 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-10-11 01:54 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 20:07 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-10 21:16 -0600
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-10-11 12:51 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-11 11:18 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-10-11 18:00 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-11 12:41 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 12:37 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-11 13:41 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 13:12 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-11 14:16 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 13:23 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 12:34 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-11 17:37 +0000
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 13:15 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-10 19:09 -0700
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-11 01:59 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 20:07 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-11 02:09 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 20:13 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-11 02:15 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 20:16 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-11 02:19 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 20:27 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-11 02:34 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 20:36 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-11 02:40 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 20:43 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-11 02:48 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-10-11 12:42 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-11 11:18 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-10-11 11:58 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-11 12:41 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-11 18:45 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw - Snit worthy "challenge" in progress Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 12:28 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw - Snit worthy "challenge" in progress Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-11 11:27 -0700
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw - Snit worthy "challenge" in progress Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-10-11 16:23 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-10-11 16:22 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-11 15:55 -0600
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-10-11 22:11 +0000
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-10-11 00:50 +0000
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 21:02 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-10-11 01:10 +0000
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 21:21 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-10-11 01:24 +0000
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 21:28 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-11 03:48 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-10-11 02:03 +0000
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-10 19:22 -0700
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-10 21:21 -0600
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-10-11 05:51 +0000
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-11 11:46 -0600
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-10 21:18 -0600
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-10-10 19:41 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-10 21:02 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 02:23 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-11 04:02 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 12:21 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-11 13:41 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 13:04 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-11 14:16 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 13:32 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-11 15:56 -0600
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 01:08 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-11 04:02 -0400
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 12:22 -0500
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-11 11:50 -0600
              Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-10 21:13 -0600
              Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-10 20:30 -0700
              Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Yrrah <Yrrah-acf@acf.invalid> - 2015-10-11 15:25 +0200
                Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-11 12:24 -0500
  Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 15:31 -0700

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