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| From | Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.computer.workshop, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: How To Protect Your Mac From Being Bricked |
| Organization | Southern Nevada Institute of Technology |
| References | <n0oub2Fm1mpU1@mid.individual.net> <n125mjF52siU1@mid.individual.net> <69b459db$0$22$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <n1j4oaFpnffU1@mid.individual.net> |
| Date | 2026-03-13 20:22 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <69b47206$0$47728$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> (permalink) |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On Mar 13, 2026 at 11:52:58 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote <n1j4oaFpnffU1@mid.individual.net>: > On 13/03/2026 18:39, Brock McNuggets wrote: >> On Mar 7, 2026 at 1:24:51 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote >> <n125mjF52siU1@mid.individual.net>: >> >>> On 07/03/2026 05:57, Gremlin wrote: >>>> Octothorpe Obelus <one2threeMainstreet@anytown.org> >>>> news:20260303191638.474e3819@weed Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:16:38 GMT in >>>> alt.computer.workshop, wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 20:24:01 +0000 >>>>> "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> How To Protect Your Mac From Malware >>>>>> >>>>>> Learn from Gary! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ebOFPd755A >>>>>> >>>>>> You can protect your Mac from being bricked by following three simple >>>>>> rules. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 1. Never ever, ever, ever bring your computer to The Prescott Computer >>>>> Guy who is also known as Michael Glasser of Prescott Arizona, snit, >>>>> brock mcnuggets and dozens of other fake aliases. >>>>> He will destroy your computer and then blame you for doing it. >>>>> >>>>> 2. See #1. >>>>> >>>>> 3. See #2. >>>>> >>>>> You have been warned. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> A solid warning! >>> >>> “Most 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?” >>> >>> = >>> >>> That is a question asked in the "Comments" section under the video. >>> >>> Do YOU know the answer? >> >> Ok, going back through the threat to show specific odd claims and where you >> act inappropriately. >> >> You say most software shows up in System Information >Installations. Generally >> only software with an installer. Then you say "Once there, software can be >> scanned with an AV software package to check for malware." Well, sure... once >> there OR NOT THERE it can be scanned. But your clear implication is it must be >> there. That is absurdly wrong. >> >> You then say: "However, a popular tool often recommended by advisors on the >> Apple Support Communities forums (EtreCheck) cannot be checked in this >> manner." >> >> This is just silly. And the insinuation that EtreCheck is doing something >> uncommon or wrong is untrue and inappropriate. >> >> And then you go into nonsense about how since it does not have an installer it >> cannot be scanned. Utterly wrong. It shows up in downloads and you can move it >> where you wish. There is nothing wrong with this. >> >> Please stop making insinuations and claims which are not tied to reality! >> >> Here, since you like AI, this is what it says of your comments: >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> The post is based on several incorrect assumptions about how macOS >> software distribution works. >> >> Many Mac apps are not "installed" with a package installer. They are >> self-contained .app bundles that can run from anywhere (Downloads, >> Desktop, Applications, etc.). Because of that, they often do NOT appear >> in System Information > Installations. That list mainly shows software >> installed via .pkg installers, not every application on the system. >> >> EtreCheck follows the same model. It is a standalone app that can be >> run directly without installing anything. That behavior is common for >> Mac utilities and diagnostic tools. >> >> The claim that such software cannot be scanned by anti-malware software >> is also incorrect. AV tools can scan files, folders, ZIP archives, disk >> images, and applications before they are run. Software does not need to >> be "installed" to be scanned. >> >> So the argument rests on a false premise: that software must appear in >> the Installations list in order to be legitimate or scannable. That is >> not how macOS works. >> >> The wording of the post also suggests it is more about casting doubt >> than asking a genuine technical question. It strings together several >> incorrect assumptions and then ends with a rhetorical question about >> software being given "free reign", which frames the tool as suspicious >> without actually presenting evidence of a problem. That pattern is >> fairly typical of Usenet debate posts aimed at discrediting a specific >> tool rather than understanding the underlying technology. >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> In later posts you suggest your focus is technical -- but it is not. You get >> the technical side grossly wrong and the focus is clearly on suggesting bad >> things about EtreCheck and by extension its developer. I am not asking you to >> drop technical discussions... but to drop this unhealthy focus and vendetta >> against a product and its developer. > > OK - let's make a deal! > > *YOU* post an EtreCheck report of your Mac and I'll do the same - so we > can compare. No personal information is ever shown, so there should be > no reason not to do this. > > Will you do this? If I do what happens? Do you stop focusing on EtreCheck? Stop insinuating it is in some way evil? -- It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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Re: How To Protect Your Mac From Being Bricked % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2026-03-11 10:04 -0700
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