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Old March 31, 2008, 5:02 PM
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Best Virus Ever.. and it's for the Mac!

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http://www.troika.uk.com/
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Old March 31, 2008, 5:38 PM
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*sigh*

I resent that the people that made this decided to call it a virus. It's just a cute little application that performs a neat trick. It doesn't self-replicate and it doesn't spread on its own, therefore it's not a virus. But now people will go around saying "see, there are viruses for Macs" -- when in fact, there are not.

But aside from that, yes, I love this. I wish they would make it available for download.
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Old March 31, 2008, 5:40 PM
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I didn't mean it was a virus that would work on a Mac. Just using the term they gave it, but yeah.

I for one would love a look at the code, very, very awesome trick.
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Old March 31, 2008, 5:40 PM
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I didn't mean it was a virus that would work on a Mac. Just using the term they gave it, but yeah.
I know -- I wasn't blaming you for it.
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Old March 31, 2008, 6:05 PM
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It may not be a full virus in that regard but it sure should be.

However... did they show how to fix it?
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Old March 31, 2008, 6:47 PM
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However... did they show how to fix it?
Log out or restart.
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Old March 31, 2008, 7:43 PM
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I know -- I wasn't blaming you for it.
Aye, no worries.

As long as it saves the icon positions.. and I'm betting it does, I'd love if they sold little usb drives like the one used in the demo.

I'd get one for sure, awesome prank and also a very neat exercise in coding.
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Old March 31, 2008, 7:48 PM
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As long as it saves the icon positions.. and I'm betting it does, I'd love if they sold little usb drives like the one used in the demo.
It's not really a virus -- just an application. Mac OS X will restore the icon positions as soon as the application is terminated.

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I'd get one for sure, awesome prank and also a very neat exercise in coding.
Definitely.
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Old March 31, 2008, 9:53 PM
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Old news is old.

Accelorometers ftw.
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