No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs from booting

Re:No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs fr... by someguydave on Thursday September 26, 2019 @03:23PM (#21084498)

Does Chrome ask for your admin password on install? How does Chrome even get permission to modify that /var symlink?

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Re:No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs fr... by cj on Thursday September 26, 2019 @03:46PM (#21084746)

Yes, installing Chrome requires an admin password.

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Re:No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs fr... by someguydave on Friday September 27, 2019 @12:59AM (#21088592)

Thanks for directly answering my question.

I think it is fraud to coerce a password out of a user under the pretense of installation and then retain and use admin privileges for other purposes without further user acknowledgement.

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Re:No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs fr... by magicalist on Thursday September 26, 2019 @05:18PM (#21085652)

> How does Chrome even get permission to modify that /var symlink?

>> The specific conditions required for the Chrome update to make this change are:

>> SIP must be disabled (or not present, as is the case pre-OS X 10.11)

>> The root directory, /, must be writable by the logged-in user

>> ...

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