Posted on 12/08/2004 8:34:03 PM PST by Eagle9
there would be many more millions if converts if what you said were true, mac viruses are rare because mac users are rare... a point of fact - os x is a revamp of 10 year old programming... people tend to shy away from programming that old which is why mac viruses "don't propogate in the wild". Bugs are only dangerous if they can be used. Your comparisons of Gore to Gates are funny. Gates is a success,(like it or not,i don't) Gore is a weasel...
Firefox and IE both passed. Could be because of the pop up blocker and anti spam of my SBC Yahoo connection plus I have my security settings set very high.
Oh, older than that. And getting better all the time. You should look up the history of Windows NT when you're not busy.
people tend to shy away from programming that old
Yeah, you just can't find any BSD Unix programmers anymore. BWAAA.
mac viruses are rare because mac users are rare
Using your logic, I should thank you for doing your part in making my computing easier and more trouble-free. Not to mention saving me all those bucks and headaches and wasted time with antivirus and spyware and firewalls...
Thanks for taking the bullets for me; it's a brave, though unnecessary, thing you must do…
Yeah, popup blocking seems to be the ticket. Also, the Secunia window has to stay open…
same here
I just recently switched to SBC Yahoo DSL and I am very pleased. The speed is outrageous and the security settings, pop up blockers, anti spyware, work like a charm
stating facts rather than being fanatical,(thanks for taking a bullet for me?) you just keep on "saving me all those bucks and headaches and wasted time with antivirus and spyware and firewalls" you should read your own quote...
you may have disabled popup protection or enabled java scrpt inadvertantly using another site.
you can't very well browse the internet without EVER allowing any popups, or never allowing ANY javascript.
Lots of CSS, thw W3C standard for browsers, depends on javascript detection of browsers to give you the right layout for your browser, resolution, positioning and every thing.
the idea that ALL voluntary popups are dangerous, and must therfore NEVER be used or opened... is ludicrous...
however firefox passed both links, as did IE on windows XP
another NON problem... in search of a solution.
Hillarious, Kinoxi! Actually, it is 30 year old programing that has been sifted for security holes for all of those 30 some odd years. It is called UNIX.
...mac viruses are rare because mac users are rare...
The "security by obscurity" canard has been shot down many times, Kinoxi. Ignorance is curable, Kinoxi. Might I suggest you do a little reading or perhaps we should call it "research"?
A Quotation from an expert on the issue from the article:
While creating a Mac OS X virus is not impossible, Janz said, "the degree of difficulty here is at least 9.5 on a scale of 1 to 10."
Please provide stated "facts". Be sure and provide your sources.
bttt to check from home, the work computer failed.
unix is not thirty, os x is not more secure, some people like it but you shouldn't lie to people when it comes to security... i expect another mac temper tantrum but so be it...
the term unix is thirty, but then again one could say the computer was invented in the 1800's
Oh, pardon me, Kinoxi, you are right... it isn't 30... its first incarnation appeared in September of 1969 although it was called UNICS... on November 3rd of 1973 it was renamed UNIX Time Sharing System. 30 years ago it was already in its fifth revision. SOURCE
So, my apologies, Kinoxi, I was wrong, it is actually 35 going on 36.
So far, Kinoxi, you have provided NO proof for your allegations... except your completely unsupported opinion.
I do not appreciate being called a liar. I suggest you stop.
bump and thanks!
Later
It's a bit more fine grained in Firefox. If you go to Tools, Options, Web Features, Advanced (for JavaScript), uncheck that it allows scripting to raise new windows. This is separate from the popup blocker, in that unchecking this will stop things you purposely clicked on from doing popups.
This is a bogus proof of concept. You have to navigate to the bank's site from an untrusted site in order for this to work. It may work on only the stupidest of people.
This isn't an automatic ad popup that the blockers stop. This is something you click to bring about a JavaScript action -- in this case a popup.
No, it'll just help phishing. Even most stupid people have begun to realize that the Citibank spam they get isn't real, especially when clicking on the link doesn't go the the Citibank web site. This may allow phishing spammers to link directly to the real Citibank site, but still get the victim's information by controlling the popup launched from the Citibank site.
Of course, I'll never understand why people fall for those things at all.
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