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That an operating system does not exist in sufficient quantities to make attacking it worthwhile does not make it more secure. Simply not worth hacking.

The existance of flaws in Quicktime is disturbing and I for one hope they fix them soon.
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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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