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 stonecold613
  		posted on May 1, 2006 07:11:20 AM
Macs no longer immune to viruses, experts say

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12537279/
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Many misleading tricks in 2006. The new Demomoron slogan.
 
 profe51
  		posted on May 1, 2006 12:47:07 PM
This is pretty old news, and the article leaves out one really important little detail. In Mac OS X, an admin password is required before ANYTHING will install. So, unless this dipstick was logged in as root and surfing the internet, he had to physically click the allow button for the nasty to install. Either way, he deserves an award for stupidity.

Nobody is completely safe, but Mac remains far safer that windows, and harder to create nasties for. According to the article, 81 Mac vulnerabilities have been identified. Windows had 812 in 05 alone.
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 agitprop
  		posted on May 1, 2006 07:21:08 PM
Gasp! STOP THE PRESSES: Macs no longer safe. The sky is falling! A troll is on the loose!

Many misleading tricks in 2006. The new Microsoft/MSN slogan.

(Disclaimer: former beta tester for Symantec, Apple, Adobe and numerous other hard/software companies)
 
 profe51
  		posted on May 1, 2006 08:38:24 PM
agit, didn't you ever beta test for Microsoft? No, wait, I forgot, they let their paying customers do the beta testing.....
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