"Garner Miller" <garner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:010120051500511899%garner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In article <rqh9t0h91gf1mosul96rcvvvvpmqosrkmc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, John Ammeter
> <jammeter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > I clicked on the above URL and, luckily, have good virus
> > protection. It attempted to place a virus on my computer.
> > ... DO NOT OPEN THIS...
>
> Or buy an Apple, and stop worrying that every web page you visit puts
> you one click away from another infestation that may cripple your
> computer or broadcast your sensitive personal data.
>
> The Mac OS doesn't allow any software to be installed without explicit
> user permission, including your password. Individual applications
> can't get around it, meaning scripts like this won't work on it. It's
> not a question of there not being any malware written for the Mac --
> the whole idea of the system allowing software to install other
> software with the user unaware simply doesn't *exist* on the Mac.
>
> Just food for thought for your next computer purchase. It's worth the
> switch.
Or, for $50 you can get a firewall with built in virus protection. Much
better than buying proprietary stuff from that whacko, Jobs.
--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO
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