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Actually, this is a long running problem with OSX. If you download,
expand, install and enter your admin password, you can get all
kinds of horrible programs that do terrible things to your
computer. Previous pieces of malware have names like "Internet
Explorer" or "Windows Media Player".

Clearly, this needs to be fixed, and no new software should be
allowed to be installed, ever.
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No no no! I was just kidding  Boot_Agnostic | 02/16/06
Many of the thirty-something viruses for OS9 were  MacGeek2121 | 02/17/06
Porting is the key  Boot_Agnostic | 02/17/06
It's not possible  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 02/19/06
i read articles all over about this...  doh123 | 02/16/06
Takes a lot of effort to catch this one...  tic swayback | 02/16/06
Something that could help  Jeremy Chappell | 02/16/06
what could help users...  rafe01 | 02/17/06
I remember a Windows program...  s_gamgee | 02/17/06
for screenshots????  MacGeek2121 | 02/17/06
Sure does  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 02/18/06
This is no big deal !!!  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 02/18/06
err, does this show vulnerabilities?  Jeremy Chappell | 02/16/06
I'm confused  NonZealot | 02/16/06
Re: I'm confused  leguirerj | 02/16/06
This solely is a user hit not any OS hit  RicD_ | 02/16/06
RE: This solely is a user hit not any OS hit  Jeremy Chappell | 02/16/06
RE: RE: This solely is a user hit  999ad@... | 02/17/06
Can't patch stupidity  Jeremy Chappell | 02/16/06
no you're not..  rafe01 | 02/17/06
Amen, brother, amen  ejhonda | 02/17/06
Yes, however, this is nothing like Microsoft.  olePigeon | 02/17/06
You obviously know nothing about Windows  NonZealot | 02/17/06
I didn't say Windows didn't have those features.  olePigeon | 02/17/06
I agree, never said this was a virus  NonZealot | 02/17/06
Zealot  b.d.hi | 02/17/06
Typical Mac zealot response! (NT)  NonZealot | 02/17/06
You've got to be kidding  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 02/18/06
Neither do you.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 02/19/06
You just proved your ignorance  NonZealot | 02/20/06
No, I just proved YOUR ignorance.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 02/20/06
Immanuel: If ignorance is bliss...  NonZealot | 02/20/06
Cute  tic swayback | 02/17/06
I'm a Mac user. There's no way OSX is completely invulnerable.  MacGeek2121 | 02/17/06
I hope you're not stupid enough...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 02/19/06
Yikes, I'm embarrassed for you  NonZealot | 02/20/06
Unlike you, I know better than to use Windows  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 02/20/06
A Fundamental Problem  ITTech001 | 02/16/06
A Fundamental Problem  Jeremy Chappell | 02/16/06
true...  rafe01 | 02/17/06
Process Audit and Rollback  ITTech001 | 02/17/06
Hindsight  gtravis3 | 02/20/06
Over and over again?  Laff | 02/20/06
wow  gtravis3 | 02/21/06
Can't patch stupidity  Jeremy Chappell | 02/16/06
Dancing bunnies  PB_z | 02/16/06
re: Dancing bunnies  Jeremy Chappell | 02/16/06
you can tell if you look first... but look closer...  doh123 | 02/17/06
But then ...  ShadeTree | 02/17/06
Watch and see  tic swayback | 02/17/06
If the implication of your statement ...  ShadeTree | 02/17/06
depends on the metrics  woot! | 02/17/06
Actually  j.m.galvin | 02/17/06
Let's look at the numbers  tic swayback | 02/17/06
Go to the Mac tech support sites  s_gamgee | 02/17/06
Can I guess?  NonZealot | 02/17/06
Actually there's two cults  woot! | 02/17/06
Very unlikely  Rick_K | 02/17/06
Impossible!  John Zern | 02/16/06
Message has been deleted.  Narg | 02/17/06
At the risk of feeding the Troll...  woot! | 02/17/06
Ah, Narg, did you read the post?  John Zern | 02/19/06
Hmmmmm...I don't use iChat.  Laff | 02/16/06
so...  rafe01 | 02/17/06
Theres a big different between doing something where  Laff | 02/17/06
So if I understand you correctly...  NonZealot | 02/17/06
Disadvantages? What disadvantages?  Laff | 02/17/06
The disadvantages of OSX  Rick_K | 02/17/06
Disadvantages??  djc1309@... | 02/17/06
Clearly, the problem is...  tic swayback | 02/17/06
I'll kill him  djc1309@... | 02/17/06
malware vs os's  jguyp725@... | 02/17/06
Who does it really affect?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 02/17/06
Stoopid users...  Narg | 02/17/06
Ummm, yeah,  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 02/17/06
iChat is available only for Mac OS X  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 02/18/06
I think  j.m.galvin | 02/17/06
Stoopid users are everywhere  zmud | 02/17/06
I agree 100%  NonZealot | 02/17/06
Fear of files  tic swayback | 02/17/06
Fear of file?  NonZealot | 02/17/06
Advantage  tic swayback | 02/17/06
A few more  tic swayback | 02/17/06
Advantages?  NonZealot | 02/17/06
Out of the box, baby!  tic swayback | 02/17/06
Fatal flaws?  NonZealot | 02/17/06
Windows advantage  Rick_K | 02/20/06
Poor poor Rick  NonZealot | 02/20/06
Not Even a Trojan  Techscan | 02/17/06
Easy test to pass  tic swayback | 02/17/06
Caveat Emptor  h2opolo | 02/17/06
Everybody's overlooking something  cavenewt | 02/17/06
Plus one more warning  tic swayback | 02/17/06
AT LAST!  s_gamgee | 02/17/06
WHERE IS MIKE???  s_gamgee | 02/17/06
no big deal  beafeater | 02/17/06
Just install Linux and be down with the commerical dweebs  Boot_Agnostic | 02/20/06

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