Briefly: OmniWeb price cut; PoC virus
updated 05:25 pm EST, Fri November 3, 2006
OmniWeb price cut, virus
In brief: The Omni Group is offering the OmniWeb Web browser for Mac OS X for $10 during the month of November.... Symantec today detailed a new proof of concept virus that infects files in the current folder on a compromised system.... One MacNN reader notes that 20-inch iMac G5 users who purchased the computer between May and October of 2005 and who experience intermittent shutdowns or an inability to turn on the system may be eligible for Apple's 3-year repair program, or a refund.... Cocoa Dev Central today launched "Cocoa Graphics with Quartz," a new beginner-level tutorial that introduces basic drawing concepts to Cocoa programmers.... The makers of "Made-for-Macs" Yellow Dog Linux today issued a plea to Mac users everywhere in an effort to gain support for Flash on PowerPC systems running Yellow Dog.
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In Symantec's Own Words
Risk Level 1: Very Low.
In my opinion the need for a Mac to purchase and use AV at the moment is also Very Low. That may change some day, but not today.