studiomprd Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Just had a report from MacAfee (Anti Virus folks) that current Mac OS-X subject to about 5,000 various viruses and other "malware", and the total is growing by about 10% each month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyOne Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 If the report came on McAfee letterhead, believe it. We all knew in our hearts that the day would come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 The more Apple will sell comps', the more McMalware there will be. It's the "hackers way"; bugging as much people as they can... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Well, the fact that "Macs have no viruses because no-one makes viruses for them - that's just the way it is" would make me want to make viruses for a Mac and be the first super-hacker to hack macs if I was a hacker, which I am not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Mac is the easiest PC for hacking. takes 20 seconds to get administrative access to OSX. I would advise people to use Kaspersky for Mac and Little Snitch firewall. Viruses for OSX have been around for a long time. Well, the fact that "Macs have no viruses because no-one makes viruses for them - that's just the way it is" would make me want to make viruses for a Mac and be the first super-hacker to hack macs if I was a hacker, which I am not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I, too, know how to make big money online. Just sucker lots of people into sending me dollars. Not my cupa-T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Steigerwald Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Spambot in a thread about viruses. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Rose Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 you actually get to see 12 checks in this video. So you know this guy know’s what he’s talking about... If Number of Checks Received = Knowing What You're Talking About then our House and Senate would be full of geniuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikefilosa Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mac is the easiest PC for hacking. takes 20 seconds to get administrative access to OSX. I would advise people to use Kaspersky for Mac and Little Snitch firewall. Viruses for OSX have been around for a long time. I have been blindly operating on the notion that my Macs were impervious to this bad stuff, so I can't thank you enough for this info. I plan to get BOTH of these when the next check arrives... If I may ask - how susceptible is the iPad to these bad things? My iPad (earliest version) is a frequent tool. MF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Double-spam! That sucks. Malware exists for every operating system. The key is to practice safe computing, avoid common exploits (especially installing or running a program from a non-trustworthy site), and watch out for phony links in email. Windows 7 and Mac OSX are pretty good at avoiding this stuff, but if users try hard enough, they can get infected. --Marc W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Thus, most of the people on this board don't ever have problems with viruses, but the run-of-the-mill family den internet computer has more diseases than _________ (insert tabloid celeb name here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 My best friend, a former Sony Pictures editor, had a home computer that was so badly infected after his teenage daughters used it for a few weeks, the Best Buy "Geek Squad" came by, worked on it for three hours, and then said, "this is by far the most severely-infected computer we've ever seen. There's over 3000 viruses on it. We can't fix it. Give up." That was a PC. Windows viruses can be really pernicious, and I think the reality is that because 90% of the world uses Windows, the virus nuts concentrate more on those. If they really wanted to spend time on Macs, they could cause a ton of grief. --Marc W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 My best friend, a former Sony Pictures editor, had a home computer that was so badly infected after his teenage daughters used it for a few weeks, the Best Buy "Geek Squad" came by, worked on it for three hours, and then said, "this is by far the most severely-infected computer we've ever seen. There's over 3000 viruses on it. We can't fix it. Give up." That was a PC. Windows viruses can be really pernicious, and I think the reality is that because 90% of the world uses Windows, the virus nuts concentrate more on those. If they really wanted to spend time on Macs, they could cause a ton of grief. --Marc W. Also because Windows is pretty "un-straight-forward" in terms of databases and registry and what not. I remember the first time my mom bought a Mac and she asked me "How do I remove software?" "By throwing it in the bin". Jaw dropped. That's straight forward. And also in Unix systems the system itself doesn't really have root access if I remember correctly. User has to specifically tell the system to go root. Something again that Windows can't. In Windows system can do whatever it feels like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Read up. OSx root access is very easy. doing the same in windows vista or 7 is impossible to most hackers. and BTW windows 8 will have integrated protection. it could have happened 11 years ago if the state department did not sue the crap out of microsoft. Also because Windows is pretty "un-straight-forward" in terms of databases and registry and what not. I remember the first time my mom bought a Mac and she asked me "How do I remove software?" "By throwing it in the bin". Jaw dropped. That's straight forward. And also in Unix systems the system itself doesn't really have root access if I remember correctly. User has to specifically tell the system to go root. Something again that Windows can't. In Windows system can do whatever it feels like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 See I didn't remember correctly. Anyway, Windows still sucks in comparison In My Opinion. I'm not having a Mac vs Windows discussion... Too many of those, and I use both and Windows 7 is actually quite OK. I still hate the fact that Windows can do things behind your back though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I still hate the fact that Windows can do things behind your back though. This can be controlled to a point, if you select the right options in the user prefs. I tell you what I hate: all the Adobe updaters that bypass all the usual operating system guidelines (Windows and Mac), and nag you to update. Very irritating, especially when they have to quit all the browsers and do a bunch of housecleaning before the updates take. Adobe does not follow the rules on a lot of this stuff. Microsoft at least generally does. --Marc W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Yeah don't get me started on adobe. My wife's computer had a pending reader update, when it was downloaded, after freezing every single operation on the comp, it started installing, or stalling really, when it was done it simply said: this update is not compatible with this operating system. It shut down and after five minutes the adobe updater bounces up again saying "there's a new update for reader!" gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Foxit is a free small PDF reader. Try it also if you run msconfig you can fix/edit all your services and startups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted November 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 " you can fix/edit all your services and startups " yeah, if you can figure out what they all are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Foxit is a free small PDF reader. Try it also if you run msconfig you can fix/edit all your services and startups. I seriously doubt that Mac OS X has MSConfig though... As state , it's my wife's so I did not myself install adobe reader I'm sure she has a reason for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackHenry Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Apple Macs don't need a PDF reader. There is already 'Preview' built in that reads PDF and many other formats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikefilosa Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Does anyone have insight into potential viruses / infections with the iPad OS ? MF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 <Apple Macs don't need a PDF reader. There is already 'Preview' built in that reads PDF and many other formats. >> and does very little more than 'read'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted November 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) " Does anyone have insight into potential viruses / infections with the iPad OS ? " Oh, YES, but this is not particularly the site to be finding the good information that is readily available elsewhere... Edited November 22, 2011 by studiomprd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 " Does anyone have insight into potential viruses / infections with the iPad OS ? " Oh, YES, but this is not particularly the site to be finding the good information that is available elsewhere... :/ Impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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