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I agree, was using Mac zealot logic
The truth is that there are only a handful of core exploits out there targeting Windows, with tens of thousands of variants on each one. Run with restricted rights, keep your firewall up, and use just a bit of common sense when it comes to opening email attachments that promise to show you pictures of naked women and you are just as safe running Windows as you are running OS X. But it does sound better when Apple says there are 100,000 pieces of malware out there targeting Windows, right?
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Wow, there are now 32 pieces of malware targeting OS X!!  NonZealot | 11/08/07
Ah well...  ego.sum.stig@... | 11/08/07
With you, that would be 33...  BitTwiddler | 11/08/07
One actually  voska | 11/08/07
I agree, was using Mac zealot logic  NonZealot | 11/08/07
Seeing you rant...  crampy20 | 11/08/07
actually...  doh123 | 11/10/07
You really need to research, NZ...  vulpine@... | 11/12/07
re:Multiplying Mac Trojan not epidemic yet  Intellihence | 11/12/07
Even Windows users don't need to live in fear...  Resuna | 11/12/07
macs are not "vulnerable" to this software at all, no exploit  jjarman | 11/12/07
this is why it is not an epidemic yet  jjarman | 11/12/07
They could always use  tracy anne | 11/13/07
Installing unknown software is risky, no matter the OS  Heatlesssun1 | 11/08/07
Linux has the advantage only because it is so insignificant (nt)  crampy20 | 11/08/07
That may be true  ROTORY | 11/12/07
Who "hates to admit" this?  Resuna | 11/12/07
Agreed in principle  thx-1138_@... | 11/12/07
wait a sec, 20 years?  JamesDoyle | 11/13/07
Now in Linux's favor  tracy anne | 11/13/07
No where near the number that plagues per say Windows  Boot_Agnostic | 11/08/07
It's a Trojan Not Virus  joedokes | 11/08/07
Speaking of stupid  Mujibahr | 11/10/07
It's THEN not THAN!  tracy anne | 11/13/07
Would the porn be free?  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 11/09/07
Doesn't matter how you count  JoeBob_z | 11/13/07
******** = "hard" + "core"  JoeBob_z | 11/13/07

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