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Old 04-09-2008, 02:13 AM
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It showed up on the CEO's laptop while it was supposed to be asleep. She does have a habit of leaving programs running. But by all accounts it appears that it just mislead you into buying the program.

I suspect that we will be hearing about it more and more as time goes by. I would suggest everyone find out as much as possible about it as possible.

Imunizator does not appear to pose a direct threat to Mac OS X security, and it does not take advantage of any flaws or exploits in Mac OS X. Instead, it relies on scare tactics to trick users into giving up personal information buy getting you to buy the app then sharing your financial info.

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Originally Posted by trueX5er
I'm confused, so this app just randomly showed up on your screen Barry? Without even installing the program? And is it actually a "virus" or "spyware" or does it just mislead you into buying the program?
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