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Apple: please, don?t touch OSX holes -let it be the most secure OS ever (NT
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Apple: please, don?t touch OSX holes -let it be the most secure OS ever (NT  Vily Clay | 05/12/06
It still is but...  GSavage777 | 05/12/06
I think it means  JetJaguar | 05/12/06
Thanks for the info.  GSavage777 | 05/12/06
NT= No Text (NT)  bka1959 | 05/12/06
Corrections: OSX is the most ignored by hackers OS. Is it fair? (NT)  Vily Clay | 05/12/06
Works for me.....:)  Laff | 05/12/06
Nice fairy tale - Apple fixes ? before a problem. Dream on. (NT)  Vily Clay | 05/13/06
OK fair enough..... now I'll give you the change to prove that statement?  Laff | 05/15/06
Are you sure Apple sells only beta-prod. & final releases have to come? (NT  Vily Clay | 05/15/06
Run for President!  lalogos | 05/18/06
No, doesn't seem fair and balanced  Boot_Agnostic | 05/13/06
No, doesn't seem fair and balanced  vizenos | 05/13/06
delivery systems  Mr_Dave | 05/13/06
Prayers to Jobs replace AV software, brains, eyes, ears, ? (& Christ?) (NT)  Vily Clay | 05/13/06
How about you actually POST?  mobrien_12@... | 05/13/06
Solution: pray less to Jobs & you may understand NT lines & even think (NT)  Vily Clay | 05/14/06
what?  JetJaguar | 05/12/06
Fair's fair  rpmyers1 | 05/12/06
And let's not forget Melissa.  Joel R | 05/12/06
Most Secure???  jlzimm | 05/12/06
Yeah sure...  mone_dog | 05/12/06
Not So  schneb | 05/12/06
That's Right, No OS X Viruses in the WiLd . . . anwhere!  joeldm | 05/12/06
You know, soon or later,  etheran | 05/12/06
Yeah, _Someday_ . . .  joeldm | 05/12/06
OS X has one thing in common with Windows  Mark Miller | 05/12/06
OS9 had thirty-something viruses, trojans, etc.  MacGeek2121 | 05/17/06
That's OK!  Rock_Built@... | 05/14/06
Idiotic...  blenky | 05/15/06
you r vicious  scooterwilli | 05/22/06
mac vs. pc  wolfdogjagr | 05/15/06
Never had a virus? Don't be so sure about that.  Joel R | 05/12/06
I use Little Snitch on my Mac.  MacGeek2121 | 05/12/06
Hmmm.....little snitch?  Cayble | 05/12/06
Good luck with that.  Joel R | 05/12/06
Sooner, . . .  Boot_Agnostic | 05/16/06
another learning session for Mac users  JetJaguar | 05/12/06
you forgot a bit...  st!lborn | 05/13/06
Dream On - PCs are hacked because its easy  Steven Rogers | 05/12/06
Macs are getting easier to hack now, thanks to Intel.  Joel R | 05/12/06
Macs are getting easier to hack now, thanks to Intel.  Joel R | 05/12/06
only one issue....  Mercat | 05/15/06
Security 101  java.user | 05/15/06
Yeah I do...  Mercat | 05/15/06
No  java.user | 05/15/06
You are right but....  Mercat | 01/11/07
4% is a small target  JetJaguar | 05/13/06
So the viruses just attack those Macs sold....  Mikael_z | 05/13/06
how many different  JetJaguar | 05/13/06
still waiting for some backup  JetJaguar | 05/15/06
I have to agree.  GSavage777 | 05/12/06
"Us PC users are used to the scare, a virus for us is just another day"  Wayne T | 05/12/06
Yup!  vizenos | 05/13/06
So Macs OK for porn and IE is great for online banking.  lshu | 05/16/06
Download Quicktime 7.1...  MacGeek2121 | 05/17/06
...that's got to be the most rabid post I've ever read.  A_Pickle | 05/17/06
What a pile of...  Cayble | 05/20/06
More Mac FUD  joeldm | 05/12/06
Sorry Chum Wrong, there is, read the news.  Cayble | 05/12/06
Uh, CHUM, It says "aimed at . . ."  joeldm | 05/12/06
Oh Wrong Again Chum  Cayble | 05/12/06
A link to the full Story  Cayble | 05/12/06
Sorry, JoeL, but Cayce's right. It's a real, honest-to-goodness Mac virus.  Joel R | 05/12/06
Er, Cayble, not Cayce. My bad. (NT)  Joel R | 05/12/06
It's because Win. has....  BlazeEagle | 05/13/06
No, that's not it.  Joel R | 05/13/06
Myth  java.user | 05/15/06
Sorry, COMALite J, but joeldm's right. It's not a virus.  buddhistMonkey | 05/13/06
You missed Toronto Star Article. It is virus  Cayble | 05/14/06
depends how you define a virus  doh123 | 05/15/06
OK, And It depends if you call an Apple a computer I guess  Cayble | 05/15/06
clipped urls  JetJaguar | 05/12/06
Caused by this website (clipped url)  Cayble | 05/13/06
Yet another area where ZDNet need work...  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
Thaks for link to tinyurl  Cayble | 05/13/06
this forum  JetJaguar | 05/13/06
I'm sorry that you are sorry, but...  MTMacPhee | 05/12/06
Wrong on both counts.  Joel R | 05/13/06
File not found thestar/Layout/Art icle_ Type1  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
Wrong on both counts.  Joel R | 05/13/06
Thank you for your kind and helpful post.  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
Never try to type when the cat needs attention...  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
Apple currently ignoring claims  Cayble | 05/13/06
Well, at least you got some links working...  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
You cant read MTMacPhee  Cayble | 05/13/06
re: Cayble  doh123 | 05/15/06
Apparently you couldn't read...  Joel R | 05/14/06
Wrong on both counts (working URL here, but you have to copy, not click it)  Joel R | 05/13/06
its not a virus  doh123 | 05/15/06
It is a virus  Cayble | 05/15/06
No doubt--BUT....  vizenos | 05/13/06
name one?  st!lborn | 05/12/06
http://tinyurl.com/zgdjo  Cayble | 05/14/06
not enough  doh123 | 05/15/06
Its Plenty. Its a virus  Cayble | 05/15/06
OSX is generally a fine OS  Cayble | 05/12/06
Fixes ARE posted already  999ad@... | 05/12/06
Thanks For the Heads Up on the Link Sprocket  Cayble | 05/12/06
My pleasure.  999ad@... | 05/12/06
Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk  Loverock Davidson | 05/12/06
Get a mac and be done with it?  handydan918 | 05/12/06
. . . turns out, you can!  joeldm | 05/12/06
Your logic is skewed...  osreinstall | 05/12/06
AND YET, Monsieur, It Hasn't Happened In The Five Years . . .  joeldm | 05/12/06
Keep telling yourself that.  osreinstall | 05/12/06
That's is. Hit him with a good, solid, ad hominem attack...  MTMacPhee | 05/12/06
Just not getting worked up about a none issue...:)  Laff | 05/12/06
He did the same but I am having fun.  osreinstall | 05/12/06
Yeah, right!  vizenos | 05/13/06
Another dummy that doesn't know how to secure Windows  osreinstall | 05/13/06
Really.  A_Pickle | 05/17/06
QFT.  A_Pickle | 05/17/06
plenty?  st!lborn | 05/12/06
...Forgot one....  s_gamgee | 05/13/06
Forgot another one...  osreinstall | 05/13/06
btw...  st!lborn | 05/13/06
Most people aren't...  osreinstall | 05/13/06
Uh-huh!  vizenos | 05/13/06
Who wants to impress those guys.  osreinstall | 05/13/06
something to think about  Mr_Dave | 05/13/06
Some more to think about.  osreinstall | 05/13/06
easier but more frustrating aswell....  st!lborn | 05/13/06
Sounds like hardware  osreinstall | 05/13/06
Your handle says it all, Osreinstall.  vizenos | 05/13/06
Your handle sounds like a sub commercial...  osreinstall | 05/13/06
Chuckle!  vizenos | 05/13/06
Well I am glad you enjoyed yourself.  osreinstall | 05/13/06
Oh???  vizenos | 05/13/06
I take it you didn't read the whole thread.  osreinstall | 05/13/06
You take it wrong, then.  vizenos | 05/13/06
Whatever makes you happy...  osreinstall | 05/13/06
uh huh...  st!lborn | 05/12/06
Well, me, for one....  vizenos | 05/13/06
"Uh-Huh"  Opeb56 | 05/13/06
oh yeah....  st!lborn | 05/13/06
So what has changed?  BitTwiddler | 05/15/06
All vulnerabilities in QuickTime 7?  Anton Philidor | 05/12/06
Apple Patch  MacGeek2121 | 05/12/06
Yup -- Old News  999ad@... | 05/12/06
You got that right, Kimo Sabe.  MTMacPhee | 05/12/06
Refuse to believe?  NonZealot | 05/14/06
Just about...  A_Pickle | 05/14/06
Speaking for myself.....I've worked with Dos and Windows  Laff | 05/14/06
Personally...  A_Pickle | 05/14/06
Huh?  Mercat | 05/15/06
Sorry.  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
I looked up Yellow Journalism in Wikepedia.  MTMacPhee | 05/12/06
Wikipedia  MTMacPhee | 05/12/06
Ooooo!  vizenos | 05/13/06
Who are you kidding?  dscherm | 05/15/06
Win vs Mac  Bgone | 05/12/06
When was the last time you wore home made jeans?  Laff | 05/12/06
home made  Bgone | 05/12/06
Um I do some cooking, and do you computers sew?  Laff | 05/13/06
In all fairness...  A_Pickle | 05/14/06
A_Moron....  ITGuy04 | 05/15/06
Then why don't you...  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
Yeah, They cost less  s_gamgee | 05/13/06
That's funny....  A_Pickle | 05/14/06
umm...  Mercat | 05/15/06
Yeah.  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
Acutally you can't  ITGuy04 | 05/15/06
Okay... okay....  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
Not jeans  Queue | 05/13/06
You know, that analogy almost works.  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
Believe it!  vizenos | 05/13/06
It's a matter of taste  JetJaguar | 05/15/06
hmm i tried it once...  st!lborn | 05/12/06
btw...  st!lborn | 05/12/06
Right you are!  vizenos | 05/13/06
Apple's security update documentation is a joke  PB_z | 05/12/06
What a load!  999ad@... | 05/13/06
Like all things Macintosh...  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
Depends on what you want.  vizenos | 05/13/06
Really?  RocketEater | 05/13/06
You miss the point...  vizenos | 05/13/06
Bad karma?  RocketEater | 05/13/06
And this is why Apple is not a player in the corporate world  PB_z | 05/13/06
Critically important to keep those IT types paid...  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
Blinded by confidence  Mark Miller | 05/16/06
Well...  paferg | 05/15/06
Nothing is totally secure[text]  BlazeEagle | 05/13/06
they do distribute teh standalone qt player...  st!lborn | 05/13/06
Doh!  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
They changed, sorry. [more inside]  BlazeEagle | 05/15/06
Itunes came with the Quicktime  IronCladChicken | 05/16/06
A better term would be "smug".  vizenos | 05/13/06
It is a Zen thing dude...  osreinstall | 05/13/06
Some thoughs, probably not Zen...  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
Fixing stuff that ain't broke.  osreinstall | 05/13/06
"There are none so blind who will not see." (NT)  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
You got that right  osreinstall | 05/13/06
Mac = Eva Longoria, and Teri Hatcher???  joethemacfan | 05/14/06
I sure wish Nintendo, Sega and Sony had a SINGLE, universal system  IronCladChicken | 05/16/06
Already patched...  Mercat | 05/13/06
"...at day's end...  MTMacPhee | 05/13/06
Stop taliking that Reality crap!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 05/13/06
Actually...  RocketEater | 05/13/06
Actually...no.  Mercat | 05/15/06
Caveats  RocketEater | 05/15/06
Mac zealots are hilarious  NonZealot | 05/15/06
They're actually retarded.  A_Pickle | 05/16/06
If you are stupid enough...  Mercat | 05/16/06
That isn't true.  A_Pickle | 05/17/06
Very good point - NTFS vs. FAT32  Mark Miller | 05/16/06
lollercopters and roflblades.  linuxoverwindows | 05/13/06
The pro-Mac argument is so riddled with holes.  A_Pickle | 05/13/06
You know that was probably the best most thought filled post  Laff | 05/13/06
Yeah...  A_Pickle | 05/14/06
You are wrong on several levels...  Mercat | 05/15/06
As are you.  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
Thank you for playing, please try again.  Mercat | 05/15/06
Hah.  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
Oh also...  Mercat | 05/15/06
Good point... but...  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
You have no clue  ITGuy04 | 05/15/06
What the hell are you talking about?  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
How much is Mr. Dell paying you?  Mercat | 05/15/06
Ah yes...  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
And also...  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
Oh, BTW...  Mercat | 05/15/06
I never said...  A_Pickle | 05/15/06
Methodology for comparing security  palmwarrior | 05/14/06
Nice Spin  wmd_z | 05/14/06
Zdnet, you aren't allowed to publish Apple stories  Boot_Agnostic | 05/15/06
NO...  Mercat | 05/15/06
from Apple ?  failure | 05/15/06
Ex-Mac Genius...actually.  Mercat | 05/15/06
Yes  Boot_Agnostic | 05/15/06
ok....  Mercat | 05/15/06
. . .Ok  Boot_Agnostic | 05/15/06
Actually...  Mercat | 05/16/06
Who Cares?  Shelendrea | 05/15/06
Windows users are just envious, OSX is still safe!  ralphrides | 05/15/06
I'm not envious partly[more]  BlazeEagle | 05/15/06
Sort of.  A_Pickle | 05/16/06
Minority but...  Mercat | 05/16/06
Yeah...  A_Pickle | 05/16/06
Congradulations.  Mercat | 05/16/06
Without proper security...  A_Pickle | 05/16/06
Holes in OSX  grandis@... | 05/17/06
Where is the Windows QT update?  kiddpeat | 05/25/06

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