Newsflash: Mac Users can get infected too.

[DakAttack]

Re: Newsflash: Mac Users can get infected too.

Sad panda...

[Feba]

Re: Newsflash: Mac Users can get infected too.

The thread title is flame bait and changed to reflect what the thread is truly about.

Would it've been better if I said "Mac users are stupid too"? The point is about user stupidity being more powerful than any security design your OS can have.

[Elwynn]

Re: Newsflash: Mac Users can get infected too.

Newsflash: any moron can be tricked into running a trojan and typing in a password.

But it takes Microsoft to have your computer be pwned while you're not sitting in front of it. Where do you think all that spam you get comes from? It comes from botnets running on pwned Windows computers.

(Equal discosure: old Linux distros used to be easily pwned remotely too... every time I see a DeadRat RedHat 6.0 or older CD-ROM in a thrift store, I can't help but think of all the vulnerable services installed and activated in a default install.)

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Newsflash: Mac Users can get infected too.

Would it've been better if I said "Mac users are stupid too"? The point is about user stupidity being more powerful than any security design your OS can have.

{True Strike}

Although, how about "Some Mac users are stupid?" That might be edging on the politically correct side, though . . .