Re: File association using file magic
Re: File association using file magic
- Subject: Re: File association using file magic
- From: Kyle Sluder <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:02:22 -0800
> On Jan 24, 2014, at 5:27 PM, Charles Srstka <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> Well, that's for a good reason, you see. If your app were able to change users' preferences, it might be able to... erm... take over... uh... file associations.
>
> Hrm.
You don’t see that as a problem?
Install SuperFunGame from the App Store. It associates itself with the com.intuit.QuickBooks UTI. Next time you double-click your QuickBooks file in Finder, SuperFunGame gets the `open` event, and takes the liberty of sending home all your employees’ Social Security numbers before re-opening the file in QuickBooks.
Seem far-fetched? Well, the Internet Security 2003 malware for Windows does the exact same thing, except for *all executables* on the system: http://malwaretips.com/blogs/internet-security-2013-virus/
--Kyle Sluder
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