[Swordmaker]

Another Mac PING... this for an article on Mac Security from the Bangkok Post.

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[BigSkyFreeper]

Most Mac users never need Root access. We use Administrator privileges, and if Root is needed for installation of an application or for alterations to the system -- what a virus would need to do -- a user must enter a password. This physically and consciously acknowledges an event (and its consequences).

Windows XP users have that ability, but many don't bother with entering user/passwords at start up. I have a "guest" account on both my XP machines, and only the "Administrator" can install/uninstall/alter the Windows configuration.

[A CA Guy]

Two reasons for why a Mac seems less vulnerable.

#1, far fewer hackers care about Macs because hardly anyone use them compared to PCs.

#2, the purpose originally for windows was to be almost automatic with windows and the internet for updates, and when it was made so, hackers were able to make access to it.

So if Mac ever gets a following in the future and their use grows, expect Macs to get more bugs.
Regarding MS, I think future versions will become more hack proof.

Of course if you click YES when you shouldn't, you can still invite adware or malware in under the best of situations.

[Bush2000]

Most Mac users never need Root access. We use Administrator privileges, and if Root is needed for installation of an application or for alterations to the system -- what a virus would need to do -- a user must enter a password. This physically and consciously acknowledges an event (and its consequences).

Apparently, this guy isn't aware that a virus can do plenty of damage in your ~/ folder. Documents? What documents?!? Poof! Gone... or transmitted to some waiting FTP site...