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Prolific author of
highly performant
and novelty apps
to suit any need.
for iPad
Telestrator
Calc HD
for iPhone
Magic Map
busvetica
Mediary
Piggies
Phreak Box
Diamond Dave
Newey Facts To Go
and
The Philosophical
Musings of Bruce
the Wonder Yak
for Mac
Backup Disabler
Malware, on my Mac?
Yup, its more likely than you think.
I got a call last week from a C-level that they were getting a web filter block that seemed to indicate there was an untoward browser toolbar installed. I was able to take a look at it this morning, and was somewhat shocked by what I found…
Sure enough, a funky toolbar had been added to Safari, but not through any of the normal means. Not listed in Extensions, unable to be moved via command-dragging or Customize Toolbar. Nothing in the Internet Plug-Ins, Application Support/Safari, or other folders.
I dug around a little and found this post on the Apple Discussions that included a list of files:
- Application Support/TelevisionFanatic
- Caches/com.mindspark.TelevisionFanatic.Agent.plist
- LaunchAgents/com.mindspark.TelevisionFanatic.Agent.plist
- Preferences/com.mindspark.MyWebSearch.plist
- ScriptingAdditions/TelevisionFanatic.osax
Cleared them out, and all seems well again.
Science in action
An astronomy student carefully monitors progress of an observation in the Parkes Radiotelescope control room. Observing is an exhausting business. You need to keep a careful eye on all the equipment while it’s doing those 50-minute integrations!
When you option-click the Sound menu item in Snow Leopard, you can select the sound input and output devices.
