hmmm ... a good Trojan is hard to find, but a hard Trojan is good to find ;-)
Pete
· 2 years ago
The comments are now officially better than the posts.
blueflame
· 2 years ago
if it is true, perhaps the person looking at porn should consider better use of their time.
And that's the difference here: on PCs you can innocently.... well be doing NOTHING and your computer will become infected. I don't use my PC for anything it just sits there and it still gets infected.
Pete
· 2 years ago
"if it is true, perhaps the person looking at porn should consider better use of their time."
Any suggestions for Stan?
:P
Bob
· 2 years ago
No security measure can go against a stupid user. If the guy puts his administration password on a software downloaded from a porn site, he deserves the consequence! Anyway, this is not an OSX flaw. The system is doing its part stopping the software from installing itself and asking the user for the passord before doing anything.
Kevin
· 2 years ago
So you're telling me they come with condoms? Well there has to be some perk to dropping $2G's on one. Good to know Apple promotes safe sex.
Oh wait.
Windows is only as security lacking as the person using it. If you choose to use the bare minimum, IE7 and no protection (or actually rely on SP2 Security Center), thats your fault. The same letting a codec install itself on a Mac is the users fault, right? Apple users need to admit that the OS is NOT immune to everything. IF the market share starts shifting, hackers will start focusing on OSX more. Since its only at like 5%, most aren't going to waste their time.
Personally, if you don't use IE7, you close off like 90% of the way PCs get crap on them. The other 10% deal with email, and that is dependent upon the persons judgement using the computer to what emails they open. I use Firefox and Gmail and have absolutely 0 problems with my computer. Haven't had a crash or blue screen since WindowsME, in 2000.
iva
· 2 years ago
I don't know if I would call stealing eBay commissions "particularly nasty"...
Nick Schmidt
· 2 years ago
Troll Comment: Darn it.. I thought we were talking about condoms for a second there...
There's still no serious mac virus to date, just as the apple marketing states. user initiated trojan infections are an entirely different can of... well, you know.
jydesign
· 2 years ago
People are so desperate for Macs to be vulnerable. Here's another security update - there's a website out there that instructs visitors to light their Mac on fire, then club it with a sledgehammer in order to fully experience the content on the site. Users are warned not to do this. This new security threat is considered to be a "Horses-Ass" vulnerability.
Kevin
· 2 years ago
Sucked.
jydesign
· 2 years ago
Is this an attempt to troll my (troll) comment?
thepete
· 2 years ago
So, any idea of how many Macs are actually infected? Seems a bit alarmist.
Blueflame: What could possibly be a better use of my time than looking for porn? The doctor says it lets me get my aggressions out.
KIDDING.
But seriously, isn't that sentiment a little like blaming the rape victim for dressing like a slut?
I do think Kevin is right. Getting educated about how to protect your machine is as important as knowing what areas of town you shouldn't go into if you're new to an area. It's just common sense. Yes, the authorities should spend a bit more money on going after spammers and virus/trojan spreaders than they do file-sharers (damn housewives!), but it's not like we, as users, can't be a bit more careful about where we stick our digital peepers.
2. Trojans are not consider viruses (no self propogation).
3. You're an idiot.
jeje9
· 2 years ago
There is absolutely no way to protect any operating system when the user is an idiot.. except, of course, by turning the computer off.
blueflame_is_stupid
· 1 year ago
Blueflame then you must be the pinnicale of retardadation.
"on PCs you can innocently.... well be doing NOTHING and your computer will become infected. I don't use my PC for anything it just sits there and it still gets infected."
That is the stupidest, most retarded thing I have ever seen.
If thats what you actually believe, then you shouldn't even be using computers.
Mech Warrior
· 4 months ago
You should try Linux. It's proven better than Macs and PCs because it's free.
Daniel James Mchue
· 2 months ago
This is why porn on the internet is such a bad habit to get into. For starters you have to potentially pay for damages to keyboards, vision, etc. After those costs someone might argue that it's still cheaper than actually getting a girlfriend. Now, to those of you who think you'll avoid the rising cost of condoms and even the charges for the "middle men" in shopping, think again. Now you not only have to pay for the things you buy from these newly targeted financial sites, but you have to pay for Trojans that may cost upwards of another 2,000. Let's just start the new advertisement for MAC while we're at it.
"Hi. I'm a Mac and virtual STD's are the new fad."
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And that's the difference here: on PCs you can innocently.... well be doing NOTHING and your computer will become infected. I don't use my PC for anything it just sits there and it still gets infected.
Any suggestions for Stan?
:P
Anyway, this is not an OSX flaw. The system is doing its part stopping the software from installing itself and asking the user for the passord before doing anything.
Oh wait.
Windows is only as security lacking as the person using it. If you choose to use the bare minimum, IE7 and no protection (or actually rely on SP2 Security Center), thats your fault. The same letting a codec install itself on a Mac is the users fault, right? Apple users need to admit that the OS is NOT immune to everything. IF the market share starts shifting, hackers will start focusing on OSX more. Since its only at like 5%, most aren't going to waste their time.
Personally, if you don't use IE7, you close off like 90% of the way PCs get crap on them. The other 10% deal with email, and that is dependent upon the persons judgement using the computer to what emails they open. I use Firefox and Gmail and have absolutely 0 problems with my computer. Haven't had a crash or blue screen since WindowsME, in 2000.
Darn it.. I thought we were talking about condoms for a second there...
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/20...
There's still no serious mac virus to date, just as the apple marketing states. user initiated trojan infections are an entirely different can of... well, you know.
Blueflame: What could possibly be a better use of my time than looking for porn? The doctor says it lets me get my aggressions out.
KIDDING.
But seriously, isn't that sentiment a little like blaming the rape victim for dressing like a slut?
I do think Kevin is right. Getting educated about how to protect your machine is as important as knowing what areas of town you shouldn't go into if you're new to an area. It's just common sense. Yes, the authorities should spend a bit more money on going after spammers and virus/trojan spreaders than they do file-sharers (damn housewives!), but it's not like we, as users, can't be a bit more careful about where we stick our digital peepers.
2. Trojans are not consider viruses (no self propogation).
3. You're an idiot.
"on PCs you can innocently.... well be doing NOTHING and your computer will become infected. I don't use my PC for anything it just sits there and it still gets infected."
That is the stupidest, most retarded thing I have ever seen.
If thats what you actually believe, then you shouldn't even be using computers.
"Hi. I'm a Mac and virtual STD's are the new fad."