http://www.vigimac.com keep an eye on your Mac Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:59:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Launched on April 24, 2008, VigiMac receives signs of life of all your Mac every 3mn. This traffic represents more than 4.5 million web requests for the month of July.  Today, more than 650 Mac in the world have been registered on VigiMac.com. - 2142 downloads on Versiontracker : if you have installed VigiMac without registration, ... http://www.vigimac.com/2008/08/some-news-about-vigimac/ A security hole has been recently discovered, relayed by all websites of the Mac community. This vulnerability with the ARDAgent program gives access to the root superuser with a simple Applescript command : $ osascript -e 'tell app "ARDAgent" to do shell script "whoami"' root If it does not always work with MacOS X ... http://www.vigimac.com/2008/07/ardagent-security-hole-with-macos-x-1054/ Our first advice to improve VigiMac : setting up a firmware password. Defined with administrator privileges, this password is the best low-level protection for your Mac. It avoids : - your hard disk to be formatted, - your Mac to be started up in target disc mode, from another disc, or another partition. You'll find ... http://www.vigimac.com/2008/06/firmware-password-the-best-complement-for-vigimac/ It is now possible to track it yourself on Vigimac.com to check your installation and to declare a stolen Mac. This new tool completes our anti-theft protection. Try it now. http://www.vigimac.com/2008/05/track-your-mac/ While some of you probably live by the saying "it'll never happen to me," take into account that one of your so-called friends is maybe (just maybe) eyeing your superb, 20-inch Aluminum iMac, or the MacBook Pro that you like to show off whenever you get the chance. But say ... http://www.vigimac.com/2008/04/softpedia-recommended-mac-apps-of-the-week/ Vigimac soll dabei helfen, einen gestohlenen Mac wieder zu beschaffen. Das Hintergrundprogramm bestimmt alle zwei Minuten die aktuelle IP-Adresse des Rechners und überträgt sie an den Server des Programmherstellers. Wurde nach einem Diebstahl das System nicht komplett gelöscht, meldet das Programm dadurch den neuen Standort des Diebesguts. Per E-Mail kann man diese ... http://www.vigimac.com/2008/04/macwelt-online-service-fur-das-aufspuren-gestohlener-macs/ Install it, register your Mac, and forget it. We hope you'll never need to contact us... More information about VigiMac.  http://www.vigimac.com/2008/04/bonjour-tout-le-monde/