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Re:Apple acknowledges Mac Defender malware, promises update by drivebyacct2 on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @01:53AM (#2583063)
What browser or operating system can you, by simply clicking an image in Google Images, have an installer pop up basically just waiting for a password to have malware everywhere?

I don't really buy the claim that OS X is intrinsically more secure than Windows these days.

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Re:Apple acknowledges Mac Defender malware, promises update by tptacek on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @11:27AM (#2584287)
That's good, because nobody made that claim.
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Re:Apple acknowledges Mac Defender malware, promises update by drivebyacct2 on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @11:41AM (#2584347)
Safer, more secure, what's the practical difference here? I'm tired of the implication that OS X is inherently more secure. I have yet to see anything to indicate that is true, especially when considering the, albeit still slow, growth of malware in OS X as market share has increased.

Honestly, for a user that is not using Internet Explorer, I can't imagine a workflow nearly as dangerous as is possible with Safari. It's not hard to be safe in Windows these days.

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Re:Apple acknowledges Mac Defender malware, promises update by tptacek on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @12:09PM (#2584455)
This is the second time now you've "refuted" the argument that OS X is "more secure", which is interesting because nobody made that argument

A Food & Liquor on Chicago's West Side is more secure than a 7-11 in suburban Kennilworth. You have to pass your money through a little slot in a bulletproof glass window!

The 7-11 is safer. Nobody ever sticks it up.

This is not a complicated point.

I'm glad you're happy with Windows security. I'm pretty impressed with it too. But I'm biased, having worked with them professionally on it in the past.

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Re:Apple acknowledges Mac Defender malware, promises update by drivebyacct2 on Thursday May 26, 2011 @10:34PM (#2590251)
Until 7-11s pop up all over town and become known for being notoriously easy to walk in and back out of with their money.
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