These files can be created with Disk Copy, burned to a CD or even mounted as a normal volume on Macintosh computers. DMG files can mount in Apple MacBook as ISO file in windows operating.Machinesworking wrote:I know of no way to run an application without installing itWhat is a DMG file DMG files are files that are treated like actual hard disks by the Macintosh OS X operating system. Finds all those files that have some (indexed) Exif field containing the literal(s) provided, not only limited to Exif, certain other tools apply, such as taggant packer information, office metadata, etc.Some people think that these files contain viruses but this is not true this is a. Executable files (for example: pexe, dmg, apks) whose dynamic behavioral report contains the literal provided.
![]() Dmg was on a friend's USB key - it's not the Internet then. Are you saying they should update the OS so that if you run anything other than a known data file (movie/picture), you get a warning saying it's an application from the Internet? Or are you saying it already does this (which I don't believe 10.4.11 does).What if the. We'll see in the future here, but I'm pretty sure most people when confronted with a disc image containing a file that once double clicked pops up a warning that this is an application from the internet, which a movie or picture file will not have, well I'm pretty sure they will get wary at that point.I'm not sure I get you here. A virus does not have to be installed to be run, certainly on 10.4.11. AFAIK even 10.4.11 warns you if you try to run a piece of software off of a disk image.Sorry, but that's not factually correct. If forums are any measure of attitude, then Apple is well hated, and would easily be a target.Machinesworking wrote:USB wise of course it can work, my point is a virus has to be installed to run, you the user have to instal it. This doesn't mean there isn't ways around this, but let's face it, with the amount of Windows users out there that hate Apple, if it was as easy as it is on Windows, it would be more common.This is one thing that always blows me away about the excuse that OSX isn't as huge, so that's why there aren't as many viruses. AFAIK even 10.4.11 warns you if you try to run a piece of software off of a disk image. Avg_antivirus_for_mac_onlineThe app icon and a link to the Applications folder with the instructions "To install drag PhotoPresenter to the folder Applications" - I didn't though, I just double-clicked the PhotoPresenter icon, and the app just ran. Dmg and was presented with a common method for installing apps. Dmg file of PhotoPresenter from - I opened the. My point was that the application would either have to be downloaded, and regularly installed, in which case the OS will ask you for a password, which would be suspicious if it was in fact a quicktime movie, or it would have to run off a disk image, which would be odd if it was in fact a quicktime movie. AFAIK no quicktime movie I've ever downloaded was on a disk image. On leopard any internet file it asks you if you feel safe running it. Would be interested to see what the craic is with Leopard.I'm not 100% certain on this, yes, but we're talking different things here. App package and will run from anywhere. Can Dmg Files Contain Viruses Free Is NoWho keeps CC details and online banking passwords in any form on their computer? Unless again they are able to instal an application on your computer, which is near impossible in OSX.I'm not trying to knock Windows for fun here, but these sorts of exploits are mainly due to really glaring omissions of security in XP, that you can override the password system etc. They could also use the botnet to direct DDoS attacks on businesseds or even governmental infrastructure which could cripple a country if they found the right vulnerability.Keeping a computer malware free is no longer a matter of personal convenience - it's a responsibility IMO.This is an area where you would have to be pretty whacked as an OS X user to get into though, to instal a botnet app on OSX would be near impossible without the user allowing it. They could use your machine as part of a botnet to send spam, which costs businesses a lot of money every year. ![]() Then I was prompted for my password. I read the readme in the disk image and it said to drag the app icon to the Applications folder. I mounted the image, saw an app icon, and double clicked. I downloaded an application wrapped inside a disk image. ![]() Its already old news and the fixes have been released. People can still brag about finding Mac exploits and use it to advance their career.So by the time you actually posted about this.
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