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To: Panerai

Getting closer to the first self-propagating worm. It'll happen eventually. Still, five years into OS X and we're still waiting for the first one.


9 posted on 02/16/2006 5:48:29 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
You have to get past the root user. Most people in Unix don't have to run as root so you can't download or install anything. That makes these computers inherently much more secure than Windows. And malware written for Unix can't harm Windows and vice versa.

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11 posted on 02/16/2006 5:53:40 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: antiRepublicrat

Why not issue a challenge for someone to develop such a worm or virus? That would prove interesting.


12 posted on 02/16/2006 5:57:36 AM PST by TommyDale
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