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Netflash: New Mac 'game' plays Russian roulette with your files
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Mac game plays with the 'morality of killing' - each alien you shoot deletes a file from your hard-drive!http://bit.ly/21GIXt 4 hours ago |
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http://bit.ly/3KVPq9 #MAC #VIRUS #RTFM - Learn from Linux! 18 days ago |
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If a program gives you a warning like that, why the hell would you even continue playing? http://bit.ly/32p6po 20 days ago |
New Mac 'game' plays Russian roulette with your files
Netflash —
... of the Mac software world, says it considers the game a potential security threat and will begin detecting it as OSX.Loosemanque. That hasn't stopped people from downloading it. A list of high scores on Gage's site includes a few "Losers" who claim to have eclipsed 4,000 points. If nothing else, it's a way to kill time while you reformat a hard drive. For more Mac news, visit ...
My thoughts on Lose / Lose
Vitalsecurity.org —
... broaches bigger questions," the game developers say. "As technology grows, our understanding of it diminishes, yet, at the same time, it becomes increasingly important in our lives. At what point does our virtual data become as important to us as physical possessions?"
I don't know about you, but I rather like the concept.
Still, this game has been kicking around for a few months now with no fuss - and then all of a sudden, Symantec are calling it a Trojan and sites abound with pitch forks and hand grenades.
Some observations: ...
OSX Game Kills Fake Aliens and Real Files
Security Watch —
... Symantec has written of a video game for the Mac that has real-world consequences for your computer. For every alien you shoot in the game, a file is deleted from your home directory.
There's nothing surreptitious going on. The game developer says exactly what will happen on the game's web page: http://www.stfj.net/index2.php?project=art/2009/loselose: ...
