Infect the Mac for Cash~

[iago]

I found this from MacDailyNews, and thought it interesting.

http://www.dvforge.com/virus.shtml

In essence DVForge is running a competition where two powermac G5s are connected to the net with no security other than out of the box installs. If you can demonstrate you've infected them both with a virus you win $25k.

Or $50k if you're a an employee of symantec.

dana

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[Quik]

We should do it. Get someone who knows things about Mac (Kane? :p) and lets do it.

[iago]

Aww, it got cancelled :(

"In response to the statements put forth this past week by Symantec Corporation suggesting that Mac users are at substantial risk to infections from viruses, our company crafted and announced a contest that would have paid a $25,000 prize for the successful creation of such a virus," said Jack Campbell, DVForge, Inc. CEO, "During the first several hours after making the public announcement, I was contacted by a large number of Mac users, and Mac software professionals who shared their thinking with me about the contest. A few of these people are extremely well-regarded experts in the field of Mac OS X security. So, I have taken their advice very seriously, and have made the difficult decision to cancel our contest. I have been convinced that the risk of a virus on the OS X platform is not zero, although it is remarkably close to zero. More importantly, I have been convinced that there may be legality issues stemming from such a contest, beyond those terminated by our own legal counsel, prior to announcing the contest. So, despite my personal distaste for what some companies have done to take advantage of virus fears among the Mac community, and my own inclination to make a bold statement in response to those fears, I have responsible choice but to retract the contest, effective immediately."

[Joe]

Damn right. Don't infect my computer.

[vursed]

damnit.. >:(