Mac the way to go to avoid spyware, virus, & such?

[orypecos]

I currently have XP with Zonelarm, virus and other protection, but I really have better things to do then continuously updating and scanning for the scum of the world that wants to make my life more difficult by writing malware.
Can I avoid all this wasted time by just buying a Mac? I read some where that Macs don't have problems with all the malware. Is this true?

 

[Trevoke]

The current state of the world is that anything non-Windows is more protected. Why? Because the malware is written specifically for the Windows OS.

Buy a Mac and lose compatibility with about 90% of the software out there, including most malware.

No one is fully safe, and that's a truth.

"That time in Seattle... was a nightmare. I came out of it dead broke, without a house, without anything except a girlfriend and a knowledge of UNIX."
"Well, that's something," Avi says. "Normally those two are mutually exclusive."
-- Neal Stephenson, "Cryptonomicon"

 

[tfg13]

Just for your knowledge:

http://news.com.com/Mac+malware+door+creaks+open/2100-7349_3-5700982.html

http://www.macintouch.com/opener.html

http://www.monitor.ca/monitor/issues/vol9iss6/feature2.html

http://www.mac360.com/index.php/mac360/printer/mac_os_x_gets_a_virus_are_you_worried_dont_be/

 

[eyec]

yes, a virus in the MAC community may wipe out all 36 machines

 

[polismi]

I have to agree I have had both in the past and I am just pleased with the SW selection for the MAC. I think that this is just about marketshare not about the real security of the MACOS.




Michael

There is no place like 127.0.0.1.

 

[polismi]

OPPS Edit Edit...

I have to agree I have had both in the past and I am just NOT pleased with the SW selection for the MAC. I think that this is just about marketshare not about the real security of the MACOS.



Michael



Michael

There is no place like 127.0.0.1.

 

[Sympology]

Don't forget the MAC math.

PC price * random figure = MAC price

Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004

 

[Trevoke]

StuReeves, that's wrong nowadays, with Apple moving to Intel hardware...

"That time in Seattle... was a nightmare. I came out of it dead broke, without a house, without anything except a girlfriend and a knowledge of UNIX."
"Well, that's something," Avi says. "Normally those two are mutually exclusive."
-- Neal Stephenson, "Cryptonomicon"

 

[MasterRacker]

Macs will not be running on generic Intel hardware. They will be running on a select small subset. Windows XP will not run on the Mac compatible motherboards either since MacOS needs EFI and XP still uses BIOS. You'll still be paying a premium for a Mac for quite a while.

Perhaps next year, after Vista ships (which also uses EFI) you might see a hardware platform that can run both unmodified.

<sub>Jeff
[purple]It's never too early to begin preparing for [/purple]International Talk Like a Pirate Day

"The software I buy sucks, The software I write sucks. It's time to give up and have a beer..." - Me</sub>

 

[Sympology]

To back up Masterracker
Nortel Meridian PBX's have Pentium processors in, don't mean it can run windows.

Stu..

Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004

 

[chiph]

If the MacOS platform becomes more popular, it's only a matter of time before the malware & virus writers start to target it.

So, nothing is forever.

Chip H.


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[orypecos]

http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/features/macsecuritymain/index.php

 

[Trevoke]

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11375

"That time in Seattle... was a nightmare. I came out of it dead broke, without a house, without anything except a girlfriend and a knowledge of UNIX."
"Well, that's something," Avi says. "Normally those two are mutually exclusive."
-- Neal Stephenson, "Cryptonomicon"