On 2019-11-20 13:58, David wrote:
On 20/11/2019 17:43, Panthera Tigris Altaica wrote:
On 2019-11-19 19:29, David wrote:
On 19/11/2019 22:13, nospam wrote:
In article , David ! wrote:

Maybe there was a problem with my installation of Catalina. I'll
let you
know how things stand when my iMac is up-and-running again.

the problem was and always will be pebkac.

Maybe or maybe my iMac, or my router, had been 'got at'!

no maybe about it, and your router has nothing to do with dvd playback.

The router had EVERYTHING to do with obtaining the software from Apple!

How would anyone doing something to your router affect your
downloading software from Apple? Please be specific. Which malware are
you considering for responsibility? How did it get onto the router?
Which router do you have? How did the malware stop working the second
time you downloaded the software? Please be specific. Please also note
that many routers use Linux-based operating systems, so this would
have to be Linux malware.

I expect that you will not reply to this.

Domain Name Server (DNS) hijacking, also named DNS redirection, is a
type of DNS attack in which DNS queries are incorrectly resolved in
order to unexpectedly redirect users to malicious sites. To perform the
attack, perpetrators either install malware on user computers, take over
routers, or intercept or hack DNS communication.

DNS hijacking can be used for pharming (in this context, attackers
typically display unwanted ads to generate revenue) or for phishing
(displaying fake versions of sites users access and stealing data or
credentials).

Many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) also use a type of DNS hijacking,
to take over a user’s DNS requests, collect statistics and return ads
when users access an unknown domain. Some governments use DNS hijacking
for censorship, redirecting users to government-authorized sites.

I asked that you be specific as to how _your_ router was hit. As
expected, you attempted to obfuscate. You always do.

Please be specific. How was _your_ device hit?


=

Please read all about things here so that you better understand.

https://www.imperva.com/learn/applic...g-redirection/


Anyway, the *GOOD NEWS* is that, with the new installation of macOS
Catalina my Apple SuperDrive *DOES* work.

It now plays both CDs *AND* DVDs! :-D

in other words, there's no problem with catalina.

That is NOT what Apple Support told me. I'll raise the matter with
them again tomorrow.

As noted earlier, the problem was almost certainly PEBCK.

I promised that I'd speak with Apple Support again today and I did! The
reason for my call was to provide feedback, for which the adviser was
most grateful. He did, ALSO, confirm that Apple engineers ARE still
working on trying to find a work-around for the on-going problem - for
SOME folk around the world - who do, STILL, have a problem with their
Apple SuperDrive not playing a DVD once they switch to macOS Catalina.

I asked if he would email me to confirm that situation but he declined.
It's evidently not Apple's policy to admit to ongoing bugs like this
one. shrug

I don't believe a word you post. You have only your continual lies,
criminal behaviour, and obfuscation to blame for your poor reputation.


Thank you to everyone who helped me.

you're beyond help.

So which of these was Dustin responsible for putting onto my machine?!!

Win.Dropper.Johnnie-6567749-0

Win.Trojan.Winlock-6629293-0

Win.Trojan.Generic-6629273-0

Win.Malware.Speedingupmypc-6718419-0

Win.Packer.WwpackV-1

Win.Downloader.Aiis-6803892-0


If you do not have evidence to support your accusation this is purest
libel, and is yet another example of your criminal ways. Your post,
combined with earlier posts of this kind against Dustin and others,
would be actionable in a British court. You would lose unless you
could produce evidence which would satisfy a court. I do not think
that you can. Perhaps Dustin might consider bringing an action.

As I said elsewhere, I simply asked a question

You made a statement. You made a direct, criminal, actionable, statement.

- and it certainly
prompted a reaction!!

It should prompt a lawsuit.

As I'm sure you know by now, Dustin wrote and
distributed real-life VIRUSES, albeit some years ago now, an activity
for which *he was never caught and punished*. The IROK virus was, I
believe, his most infamous one.


That is irrelevant to your statement. You are merely digging a deeper
hole for yourself. By all means continue to dig.