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On 20 Apr 2010, at 22:27, James & Nash wrote: > Nothing - even UNIX is invulnerable. and as Chris has said, the web is the > big and future target. Perhaps the most dangerous application/opening on a > computer is the system's web browser. > > TC > James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny > On 20 Apr 2010, at 22:02, Chris Blouch wrote: > >> OSX being Unix doesn't make it impervious, as recent security updates from >> Apple attest to, but it does make it harder. Throw in the small market share >> and most malware developers will move on to easier/broader targets >> (Windows). That said, an even bigger target is the web which, by design, is >> cross platform. So if you're one of those deviant types interested in trying >> to break into a system, your time might be better spent doing cross site >> scripting or Acrobat exploits than OS-specific hackery. It also happens that >> people like to type in credit card numbers and shop over the web, which >> doesn't happen much in desktop apps or the OS. So this makes the web a juicy >> target for those of nefarious intents. >> >> CB >> >> Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: >>> No, the real reason why it's hard is because osx = unix. >>> >>> Did the tweet include a link? It might be helpfull to include this so >>> that we can see what the tweeter was going on about. >>> >>> On 19/04/2010, Joe Plummer >>> <joeplum...@tds.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> That is not the reason for it being hard to get a virus on a Mac. The new >>>> OS >>>> of windows does the same thing. The reason it is hard to get this stuff on >>>> a >>>> Mac is that for now there is no one writing the stuff for the Mac. Because >>>> it is not a big enough market. Now it becoming more and more popular this >>>> might change. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sign, >>>> Joe Plummer ( JP ) >>>> >>>> joeplum...@tds.net >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: >>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> [ >>>> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> ] On Behalf Of tim >>>> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 3:45 PM >>>> To: >>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: malwear and macs >>>> >>>> I would't worry about it to much, because the mac will ask you if you want >>>> to install and tell you what is installing. >>>> That is why it is hard to get a virus on a mac now. >>>> On Apr 16, 2010, at 1:34 PM, marie Howarth wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> someone just retweeted something about malwear now being able to take over >>>>> >>>>> >>>> macs. If this is true, how does everyone think we should protect our macs? >>>> I >>>> know norton and such programmes are available, but I hated them when I was >>>> on the windows side. One of the reasons I came to the mac was because the >>>> lack of viruses. Do those of you among us with more knowledge than I >>>> possess >>>> on this matter think this is a real threat and what would you do about it? >>>> >>>> >>>>> I'm a pretty frightful mac user right now. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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