news.cnet.com - 20 days ago
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Is the Lose/Lose game a legitimate art project, or should it be flagged as malware because it deletes files?
bit-tech.net - 27 days ago
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bit-tech.net —
A Space Invaders clone for the Mac deletes
a file each time an enemy is killed -...
but its author claims it is art, rather than malware.
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Mac OS game deletes files
maximumpc.com - 22 days ago
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PC MightyMax 2009 was included with the purchase
of my new HP a6827c with Windows Vista. After...
trying out MightyMax I decided I didn’t want it due to its obscene costs. I obtained the instructions for removal—go to the Start menu, go to the PC MightyMax folder, and hit the uninstall button, ...
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Removing Rogue 'Security'
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Mac game deletes files everytime you shoot an alien
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... Sophos is calling it a Trojan too, OSX/LoseGame-A and Intego has named it OSX/LoserGame.
"We are concerned that somebody could take this and modify it in some way where users aren't aware of the consequences," Kevin Haley, director of product management at Symantec Security Response, said in an interview on Wednesday. "We want to make people aware of what's on their machine and they can make the decision on whether to run it or not."
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