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Security Experts Flag Art Project as Malware Threat to Mac Users
Cult of Mac —
Security Experts Flag Art Project as Malware Threat to Mac Users 9:45 pm, November 3rd, 2009, Lonnie Lazar Security software developers must think Mac users are quite daft. Tuesday afternon Symantec sent out a press release flogging its ‘discovery’ of a new trojan horse targeting Apple’s OS disguised as a ’space invaders’ style video game in which killing invading aliens results in the program deleting files from the user’s hard drive. Ooo. The game in question is an art project called Lose/Lose that first appeared on the web back in September , created by digital artist Zach Gage and featured in Electrofringe’s current exhibition ...
'Art project' video game attacks Apple Mac machines
AppleInsider —
By Slash Lane Published: 03:25 PM EST A 1980s-style video game attacks the Mac platform, deleting users' files as they progress through the level and shoot enemies. While its creator clearly warns of the consequences, the software has been labeled a Trojan horse. The software created by Zach Gage is described as an "art project." The "game" generates aliens based on the number of files on a user's computer, and killing them deletes a file. Upon the player's death the game is supposed to delete itself. It includes an online raking of players' scores. "By way of exploring what it means to kill in a video-game, Lose/Lose broaches bigger ...
