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mightyspritesims
Legend
2 years ago

Security risk: EA Background Service runs as root on Mac

On Mac with the new EA App installed, EA Background Service runs as a process owned by root, not by the user. EA Background Service also self-starts every time the computer is booted up. This means t...
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FreddyFox1234
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@mightyspritesims Just seen this — thank you so much for drawing it to our attention. I’m pretty worried about this. All these years I’ve been a Mac user I’ve never had the slightest issue with viruses or malware, and never needed to use anti-virus software or anything, because Mac systems are so robust and well protected. And now that looks like it’s in jeopardy.

EA, please fix this. Otherwise I’m going to have to stop playing my game. The risk is too great.

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