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| From | "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.computer.workshop, uk.comp.sys.mac |
| Subject | Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! |
| Date | 2026-05-22 13:27 +0100 |
| Organization | Retired |
| Message-ID | <n7b0dhF70fqU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (10 earlier) <XnsB451E895A53E2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5> <n75cppFajbvU1@mid.individual.net> <XnsB452E9F15F07CHT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5> <n783cnFnhgqU1@mid.individual.net> <XnsB453BCCB8130AHT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5> |
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On 21/05/2026 23:33, Gremlin wrote: > "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> news:n783cnFnhgqU1@mid.individual.net > Thu, 21 May 2026 09:59:51 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote: > >> It's not found by a routine search. > > I suppose holding a key down makes it non routine, then? That is correct. The "Library" and contents is/are deliberately hidden from the 'normal' user. >>>> 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 >>> >>> David, this is so well known that google's AI is well aware of it. It >>> considers this to be method 2 of gaining access to the files if you >>> wanted to do so. >> >> Please provide the AI answer to which you refer. >> I'd like to ee what AI reported to you. > > You weren't able to ask a very simple question to your AI of choice and get > an answer similiar to this one? > > EtreCheck automatically saves all generated reports locally on your Mac.You > can access them directly from the app by going to the top File menu and > clicking Previous reports..., which will open the folder containing all past > EtreCheck logs in Finder.The exact folder path where EtreCheck stores these > files is:~/Library/Application Support/EtreCheck/Reports/How to get there in > Finder:Open a Finder window.Hold down the Option (?) key and select Go in > the top menu bar.Click Library (this hidden folder will only appear while > holding Option).Navigate to Application Support > EtreCheck > Reports.To > learn more about analyzing or sharing your logs, check out the EtreCheck > Details page.Details - EtreCheckProEtreCheck does not need to be installed. > You can run it right from your Downloads folder. Of course, you can also > drag it into you...EtreCheck > > I got that by using the following search term in google: > location of etrecheck log files > > Pretty fucking simple, David. Absolutely right. Now please explain this warning:- https://i.ibb.co/rKLXVcsZ/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-09-15-09.png >>>> They are, as I said, well hidden. >>> >>> I don't know why? the other search options you listed can't find them? >>> But, they are not well hidden. They are in your home folder/Library >>> folder as you said, but, this is a common folder location and it is >>> well known. >> >> I found that rather odd too. > > So you're redacting your previous comment then, but, of course, in the > typical David Brooks sliming fashion. Not at all. The warning shown above says that the report will be lost forever. It is not - it remains on one's computer, but 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! >>> >>> Yet you know nothing about them? Can you explain that to me? >> >> I'll quote instead:- > > I have no interest in a c/p from a search engine result; I was asking you > specifically. > I knew when I asked that you were clueless about it due to your previous > comment. I just wanted you to show others how clueless you actually are. In > case there was any lingering doubt. :) As is your want! >>>>>> 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! >>> >>> Please, re-read what I wrote. It's nowhere near as simple as you are >>> trying to make it out to be. >> >> My techie friend showed me how to do it - and I have - with Kali! > > Great. So let's discuss what he 'showed' you how to do. > > What specifically was the target, David? My home computer - accessed from a boat two hundred miles away! >> OK - I'll accept that. But I did have much correspondence with Graham >> Cluely about you! > > Clueless cluley. The mouth piece of Sophos. Yes, I'm very familiar with him. > He's still a running joke in those circles. The chances of that changing are > about as high as Nick Fitzgerald learning an exe file structure. He lied his > ass off several times to reporters about me, too. Did he ever mention that > thanks to me, he got muzzled by Sophos at one point? Yep, muzzled for > talking provable bullshit about me to several reporters. Anything to scare > monger people into purchasing that splended AV that none of my viruses ever > had a problem getting around. I've heard you claim that before! > Did he tell you that his precious software let my Toadie virus walk into the > front door of a major car company that trusted their product? My Toadie > virus took the network for itself; with the most recent copy of sophos > present and standing at attention. Cluley talked a lot of bullshit > concerning me, the feds, and that virus. He was the person who was intent on > claiming that I spread a virus via a cellphone cloning app and was deleting > posts from dejanews to cover my tracks. He called his happy ass out on both > claims, repeatedly. I brought up the fact I contacted the reporters and they > tossed him under the bus as their source. Sophos finally took issue with > what they knew he was doing and they muzzled him. Did he discuss any of that > history with you, David? <G> Yes - all of it. Water under the bridge now. Have you visited his security site, here:- https://www.smashingsecurity.com/ >>>> That's how I found you! >>> >>> I wasn't hiding, David. >> >> True. > > So you are redacting your statement then. Thanks. One way or another, you'll > be honest. :) I'm always honest, Dustin - unless I'm teasing you! >>>> Here's a reminder! >>>> https://groups.google.com/g/alt.comp.virus/c/mztWdeoWoGU >>> >>> That thread also confirms I wasn't hiding. I've been very clear >>> concerning some of the stupid shit I did. The last malware I wrote is >>> twenty six years old now, David. >> >> It's good to hear you say that you were stupid - VERY stupid! > > Stop trying to emulate Snit, David. Context is everything. > > Speaking of emulating snit, and stepping on your own clit; How are you doing > with an explanation for the picture you shared and the serious stupid fuckup > on your part? How did you confuse an S10 for that of a Silverado? How could > *anyone* do that? I just wanted folk to see what I called the "tufted grass" - and they can! Do you miss working from the basement at the back of that property? Of course you do! -- Kind regards, David
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