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Security Concern: Mac OS X Time Machine runs deleted applications

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Imagine that you trash an application because of a security flaw. Say, it handles the URL type foofoo, and is proven to be a security risk. But the developer won't fix it (or hasn't fixed it yet), so you've removed the application from your hard drive to keep yourself safe.

It doesn't work that way — you're not safe. Time machine has made a copy in your time machine backup that Mac OS X will cheerfully launch without a warning.

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A workaround exists, linked from the article. Still, I expect this should be among the top things Apple needs to address in 10.5.1.

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Reply#1 - Thu Nov 1, 2007 11:03 PM EDT
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Interesting part of Time Machine I was not aware of.

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Reply#2 - Fri Nov 2, 2007 1:03 AM EDT
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