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| From | "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.comp.sys.mac, alt.computer.workshop |
| Subject | Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! |
| Date | 2026-03-22 23:36 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <n2bco9Fjoa8U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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On 22/03/2026 06:18, Gremlin wrote: > "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> news:n109oqFqmcqU1@mid.individual.net > Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:22:02 GMT in uk.comp.sys.mac, wrote: > >> On 05/03/2026 20:54, David B. wrote: >>> On 04/03/2026 15:42, David B. wrote: >>>> On 04/03/2026 David B. suggests you watch ... >>>> >>>> *How To Protect Your Mac From Malware* >>>> A video by Gary Rosenzweig >>>> >>>> Learn from Gary!┬ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ebOFPd755A >>>> >>>> 00:00 Intro >>>> 00:14 1. Don't Download Apps From Sources You Shouldn't Trust >>>> 02:12 2. Keep Your Mac Updated >>>> 03:20 3. Backup Your Data >>>> 04:50 Do You Need An Anti-Malware App? >>>> 06:31 Problems Are Usually Not Malware >>>> 08:09 Stay Informed >>>> 08:40 Scams Are a Bigger Threat >>>> >>>> What are /your/ thoughts on this subject matter? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> FYI ..... >>>> https://mastodon.social/@rosenz >>> >>> >>> Gary has now responded to a recent comment. >>> >>> Have you seen that? >> >> Gary was asked about this some years ago. >> >> https://macmost.com/?s=EtreCheck >> >> Please review BOTH items! >> >> FWIW, EtreCheck is *NOT* available from the Apple App Store nowadays. >> >> тАЬMost software downloaded onto a Mac is "installed", usually in >> Applications, and shows up in System Information > Installations. Once >> there, software can be scanned with an AV software package to check for >> malware. However, a popular tool often recommended by advisors on the >> Apple Support Communities forums (EtreCheck) cannot be checked in this >> manner. >> EtreCheck claims NOT to be "installed" - indeed, it does NOT show up in >> Applications or Installations - so just HOW can it be scanned by >> anti-malware software BEFORE being given free reign on an Apple >> computer?тАЭ >> >> Surely /somebody/ can answer the question! > > Thanks to your known and established reputation as a dishonest as fucking > possible troll. A troll who has a personal issue of his own making with > the author of etrecheck - which is why you continue to slime it with posts > like the one I'm responding to - so works very hard to infer that the > software is malicious or could be hiding malicious code with the intention > of taking over your computer. > > David, I took the liberty of forwarding a complete copy of our email > correspondence. I also included some usenet links he could reach via google > and MIDs of specific posts if he knew how to use them. When I shared my > simple right click lookup script, I emailed them a copy and explained how to > use it. > > When you go and create new posts like this one, obviously with the intention > of slime, I pass along copies to him. He's never asked me to do any of this. > He didn't need to do so. I don't mind keeping tabs on you and keeping him > aware of your activities. > > I rarely agree with anything Snit has to write - because it's usually self > grandifying and dishonest on his part. However, he has been very forward and > honest with you concerning John specifically as well as Etrecheck. He's > politely told you several times that what you're doing is wrong, that you > haven't proven a single negative thing you've written, AND, you're causing > potential harm to the individual and his small company. Snit (of all people) > has repeatedly told you that this crusade of yours is wrong and you should > not be engaging in it. > > Nobody who posts to alt.computer.workshop has agreed with your actions > towards the author or etrecheck. Why won't you stop? The program is > legitimate, it doesn't give the author full access to your computer - Why do > you continue claiming otherwise with no evidence of any kind to support the > accusation? > > His payment front end should be applying a filter so that you cannot > purchase a license for it, again. Instead, that filter should be installed > and a full refund issued to you. No request on your part for this should be > necessary. The filter should be able to prevent you from purchasing another > license. > > As a proprieter here, I would have been able to recoup my transation losses > starting the second time. It would have been deducted directly from the > account associated with the card you used to make the purchases. You would > have been flagged as a repeat offender on a list very close to the list > maintained on others who buy things and then issue a return 24 hours or less > later. > > In simpler terms, the payment processor I use would deduct the fees they > normally give me from your debit/credit card and it would be legal. I don't > know if that's an option in your country but I do think John should look > into legal and financial options at this point. The next email I sent I will > make those suggestions. It's very clear that asking you to stop, multiple > people (one of which is supposed to be your friend here) asking you to stop > isn't going to work. Instead. if you're held to financial accountability you > might reconsider such activities in the future - after you've paid that is. > > > How many times do you need to be told that the software is clean before > you grasp the concept? There's nothing malicious about the program. > Nothing malicious about it's author, either. Stop stalking the individual > and sliming his product as you're doing here in yet another newsgroup. > > Imo, instead of ignoring you as he has - he should be consulting with a > lawyer about what to do with you. AFter he looks into his card processor > options. They don't like doing purchase/refund routines to punish a company > either. And, they have been known to extract penalty funds from the consumer > intent on doing it. > > It hasn't been simply venting or a > matter of banter back in forth for quite sometime now. The author needs to > clearly understand that your intentions are negative in nature. That you > mean his company financial harm. All because you couldn't get him to > entertain your off the wall Questions and Answers emails. > > David, I know i'm repeating what you've already been told (again many > times now) - If you don't like the software - don't use it. If you don't > trust the software...Don't use it. Please stop making unfounded > accusations concerning the software and it's author. It's beyond tiresome. > Very dishonest on your part too. > > I am pleased to see that nobody has taken the time to respond to a single > post of yours in this thread. At the time I wrote this. > I'm the first one to do so and I'm calling you out for the vile shit things > you're doing. Yay! Thank you for all you have done to help protect the author of EtreCheck. I've discovered that it is a really useful tool after all, especially when moving all my data from one iMac to another this last week. Have you not been surprised that the purchase price of EtreCheck has not changed a dime since first day it was launched? It's a small price to pay for the extra insight it provides. -- Kind regards, David
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