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Who "hates to admit" this?
"As much as the die hards hate to admit, OS X, Linux and Windows have a lot in common. Install software under a trusted account and you really don't know what might happen."

I don't think that anyone would say that it's OK to install untrusted software on your computer. The whole reason that nobody but Microsoft has come up with anything like ActiveX is that nobody but Microsoft has been willing to swallow the myth that it's EVER safe to automatically install software.

"I don't know how many stories I've head from Windows that goes something like "I saw this link, run the install by accident, and got infected by a virus"."

That's the other side of the problem. Apple finally "got" this... and doesn't automatically offer to open "safe" downloaded files by default in Safari 3... and even in earlier versions you could turn that off. With Internet Explorer, there isn't an option to turn off the "ask the user if he wants to get infected" dialog.

Installing unknown software is risky. If your OS or browser doesn't let you say "just download it, tell me where it is, and don't bug me about it" so you have to install it deliberately, change it. Now. Even smart people who know all about computers can get caught by this... I know, I was system admin for 150 of them for 20 years. Banning IE was the most effective antivirus technique I ever applied.
Posted by: Resuna   Posted on: 11/12/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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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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