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From: "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org>
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Subject: Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules!
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On 20/05/2026 03:51, Gremlin wrote:
> "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> news:n6tqfkFk1bjU1@mid.individual.net
> Sun, 17 May 2026 12:26:28 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:
> 
>> I'd like to take up one specific point with you. Even if a product user
>> elects to NOT save an EtreCheck report, a complete copy *IS* kept on the
>> user's computer, hidden away where most folk will not find it.
> 
> Why do you think it's hidden away where most people wouldn't find it?

I don't just THINK it is - it *IS* hidden!

One has to use the "option" key to actually FIND the LIBRARY entry where
the containing folder may be found. It's hidden away in "Application 
Support" in a folder called "EtreCheck". Within THAT folder is another 
one called "PreviousReports". I

A great "find" application called EasyFind doesn't report the old 
EtreCheck reports, neither does the Apple "Spotlight" search.

They are, as I said, well hidden.

*WHY* are they there????
>> One of the features of EtreCheck is that when it is opened it will
>> 'phone home' to Etresoft to check for updates. By so doing it provides
>> John Daniel the actual IP address of the user.
> 
> It provides an IP address. It can't get the specific user from an IP address
> alone. You have heard of networks, right?

Indeed I have!
>> You are well aware that unscrupulous characters can use that information
>> to scan for open ports and, if found, can sneak into a computer unseen.
> 
> That's a gross over simplification of the process, David.

Thank you for confirming that is *IS* possible!

>> I don't dispute that I was once visited my local police. Many folk
>> reading here will probably be unaware of that!
> 
> Some? might not have known about it. Those of us who have known you for a long
> time do know about it. We watched it go down, virtually speaking.

Of course. I've never denied it.
>> I have no way of /knowing/ what is true and what is not.
> 
> Then you shouldn't blindly repeat what you are told, David. Especially by
> someone with a history such as Snits.

I have OTHER friends, Dustin! 😉
>> I am an *INVESTIGATOR*, Dustin Cook.
> 
> No, you are nothing of the kind. You are infact, a slightly demented, stalker,
> and, other things.

<Shrug>
>> I discovered that *YOU* were a *VIRUS WRITER*!!!!!!
> 
> You discovered something that's been public information for almost a decade
> longer than I've known you? Exactly how did you do this?
> An investigator you are not. An idiot, you are.

I used SOPHOS at work. A fellow you once clashed swords with also worked 
for SOPHOS. A good man by all accounts. Do you remember his name?!!!

That's how I found you!

Here's a reminder!  https://groups.google.com/g/alt.comp.virus/c/mztWdeoWoGU
-- 
Kind regards,
David