http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/widgetjacking-zaptastic-shows-us-the-big-hole-in-tigers-dashboard/ Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:49:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/widgetjacking-zaptastic-shows-us-the-big-hole-in-tigers-dashboard/#comment-1849 Maddoktor2 Tue, 17 May 2005 20:46:41 +0000 /?p=579#comment-1849 I don't worry about getting infected because I never use Dashboard - useless feature, IMHO, and I'd love to know how to disable or just remove it completely. Too bad the pref pane doesn't have an "off" switch... >_< I don’t worry about getting infected because I never use Dashboard - useless feature, IMHO, and I’d love to know how to disable or just remove it completely.
Too bad the pref pane doesn’t have an “off” switch… >_<

]]> http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/widgetjacking-zaptastic-shows-us-the-big-hole-in-tigers-dashboard/#comment-1789 John Tue, 10 May 2005 20:34:35 +0000 /?p=579#comment-1789 It's been well discussed on Slashdot already that the only thing that is needed is to uncheck the "Open 'safe' files after downloading" box in Safari Preferences. Or use Firefox to download the widgets. In any case, since the widgets only really run in Dashboard (and don't have access to things like root or anything else) this is nowhere near deserving the kind of attention that a MS exploit gets. It's just a reminder to watch what you download, just common sense. It’s been well discussed on Slashdot already that the only thing that is needed is to uncheck the “Open ’safe’ files after downloading” box in Safari Preferences. Or use Firefox to download the widgets. In any case, since the widgets only really run in Dashboard (and don’t have access to things like root or anything else) this is nowhere near deserving the kind of attention that a MS exploit gets. It’s just a reminder to watch what you download, just common sense.

]]> http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/widgetjacking-zaptastic-shows-us-the-big-hole-in-tigers-dashboard/#comment-1787 Jason Tue, 10 May 2005 16:19:13 +0000 /?p=579#comment-1787 That's funny, I seem to remember Apple coming up with the idea of widgets in 1984. Of course, they were called "Desk Accessories" then. Mayhaps a tad more <a href="http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Desk_Ornaments.txt" target=_blank>research</a> is in order. That’s funny, I seem to remember Apple coming up with the idea of widgets in 1984. Of course, they were called “Desk Accessories” then. Mayhaps a tad more research is in order.

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