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OS X still virus and adware free (according to some)

On the Security Protocols blog I came across an interesting entry today; specifically, they pointed out a Blog entry criticizing the recently-hyped "iAdware" (F-Secure's designation) detailed by F-Secure earlier in the week. To quote from the entry:

# F-Secure bear the ultimate responsibility because through their staggering pompousness and ineptitude they totally misrepresented the issue.
# F-Secure were playing 'stir the pot'. It's one thing for Kevin Finisterre to publish his POC; it's quite another for a security company to pick it up and run it - especially in the reprehensible way they did.
# When it comes to Unix in general and OS X in particular, the boobs at Fucking Insecure don't know jack shit. And Mister Bill still has time to cancel his cheque.

This "iAdware" thing has received quite a reaction from the press at-large. Sophos via ZDNet has come down on the "it's not an issue" side of the equation and InMascatine has said that it doesn't count as malware. Once again, another OS X proof-of-concept has been received, cataloged, and passed on by the Mac community. Apparently, Apple's marketing is winning the day - according to consensus, there is no malware for the Mac.

Yes Mr. O'Brien, you are holding up five fingers...