Create a new account and make your user account a limited account. You start moving stuff, just creates potential issues and really serves no practical purpose. On Aug 20, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Daniel Crone wrote:
> > Hello. I have set up my computer with one account. If I want to set > up a limited account, how could I move my mail, documents, and all > that to the limited account? > Or, am I better off to create an admin account, and then make this one > a limited? > > On Aug 20, 2009, at 5:43 PM, James & Nash wrote: > >> >> However, you do here of unix based systems being exploited and I >> think >>> that in the coming years when apples market share increases you'll >>> see >>> more attacks on macs, probably concentrating on apps as apposed to >>> the >>> os. Even so, any exploit that can be run against the app is useless >>> if >>> the app doesn't have access to crytical system functions. >> >> That's a fair point. That is why I always run two accounts on my >> machines >> regardless of whether they are Windows, Mac or Linux. One Admin >> account >> which is only used for updating etc and a limited account which is >> used for >> daily computing. >> >> Take care >> >> James >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "ben mustill-rose" <bmustillr...@gmail.com> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:19 PM >> Subject: Re: Root Kits >> >> >>> >>> I think your safe to be honest - perhaps not for ever, but for >>> quite a >>> while. >>> Theres no doubt in my mind that since osx is based on unix its going >>> to be a lot more securer than any offering from ms and I don't think >>> this will change any time soon. >>> >>> However, you do here of unix based systems being exploited and I >>> think >>> that in the coming years when apples market share increases you'll >>> see >>> more attacks on macs, probably concentrating on apps as apposed to >>> the >>> os. Even so, any exploit that can be run against the app is useless >>> if >>> the app doesn't have access to crytical system functions. >>> >>> On 20/08/2009, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> This gets into a funny grey area. On the one hand most folks have >>>> used >>>> macs for years without any issues of viruses or malware. Some >>>> argue it's >>>> because the system is more secure while others say its because the >>>> mac >>>> market is a much smaller target, not worth the effort. It's hard >>>> to find >>>> info on this since many of the articles and sites are connected to >>>> selling software to find/scan/remove bad stuff which may or may >>>> not even >>>> be needed. Likewise articles from blackhat conferences and the >>>> like only >>>> prove that it is possible but provide no context as to whether >>>> these >>>> things are really being done in the real world. My own anecdotal >>>> evidence is that not a single Mac owner I know of nor on any mac- >>>> related >>>> mailing list I'm on has had a single mention of somebody getting >>>> infected with something on the Mac. This isn't proof, but it's a >>>> high >>>> correlation between using a mac and safe computing. Others might >>>> still >>>> argue that as the Mac market share has grown the oasis of >>>> pulchritude is >>>> drying up and we'll be just like Windows when the baddies take >>>> notice. >>>> Maybe, but so far the ice hasn't cracked and nobody has fallen >>>> through. >>>> >>>> CB >>>> >>>> James & Nash wrote: >>>>> Hi folks, >>>>> >>>>> With all this talk of viruses on the list recently this got me >>>>> thinking. >>>>> As >>>>> Mac OS X is Unix based, is there the possibility that we could be >>>>> attacked >>>>> >>>>> by Root Kits and if so is there a program for the Mac which can >>>>> stop >>>>> these >>>>> >>>>> attacks? Under Linux there is RKHunter which is very good. I do >>>>> not mind >>>>> command line based tools if they are the only ones around. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Take care >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Kind regards, BEN. >>> >>> email: bmustillr...@gmail.com >>> msn: benmustillr...@hotmail.com >>> web: http://www.bmr.me.uk (under construction) >>> >>>> >>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
