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Author Topic: Apple to support reps: "Do not attempt to remove malware"  (Read 4,126 times)

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Apple is actively conducting an internal investigation into the Mac Defender malware attack I wrote about yesterday (here and here). An internal document with a Last Modified date of Monday, May 16, 2011 notes that this is an “Issue/Investigation In Progress.”

The document (shown below) provides specific instructions for support personnel to follow when dealing with a customer who has called AppleCare to request help with this specific attack.

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Re: Apple to support reps: "Do not attempt to remove malware"
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2011, 02:26 AM »
The internal letter:

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They're so helpful! :P

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Re: Apple to support reps: "Do not attempt to remove malware"
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2011, 03:18 AM »
Wow! Deny everything to the bitter end. That's cold...

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