tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post117210894764453254..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: Attacked by SpyDawn Virus!K T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-1172191168389543442007-02-22T16:39:00.000-08:002007-02-22T16:39:00.000-08:00So the key to the whole Mac security success is it...So the key to the whole Mac security success is its failure as a product in general.<BR/><BR/>Brilliant!<BR/><BR/>:-)K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-1172191023796015592007-02-22T16:37:00.000-08:002007-02-22T16:37:00.000-08:00Quite true - but Macs as well as linux are too sma...Quite true - but Macs as well as linux are too small a target for anyone to bother. To quote from the article you linked -<BR/><I>But Mac experts have pointed out that none of the exploits have ever successfully been used to hijack an Apple computer.<BR/><BR/>By contrast hundreds of thousands of Windows machines have been taken over as part of so-called bot nets, which use the hijacked machines to deliver millions of spam e-mails around the world.</I><BR/><BR/>So as far as the average user is concerned, Macs are effectively safer. It really doesn't matter why. As long as we make a relatively small part of the market share we're going to remain that way. ;-)Kelly the little black doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-1172174337514586352007-02-22T11:58:00.000-08:002007-02-22T11:58:00.000-08:00Mac users 'still lax on security' Apple Mac users...<A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6378541.stm" REL="nofollow">Mac users 'still lax on security' <BR/><BR/>Apple Mac users are still too lax when it comes to security matters, an independent researcher has said.</A><BR/><BR/>'nuff saidJustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676302055349403272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-1172121525897424182007-02-21T21:18:00.000-08:002007-02-21T21:18:00.000-08:00Virus - oh ya I've head of those. Its one of those...Virus - oh ya I've head of those. Its one of those PC things. ;-)Kelly the little black doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-1172115888802898832007-02-21T19:44:00.000-08:002007-02-21T19:44:00.000-08:00It's technically not a virus... it falls more in t...It's technically not a virus... it falls more in the spyware/adware/junkware category.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676302055349403272noreply@blogger.com