Steve Jobs has taken over the position from Bill Gates as 666. 4th
Amendment issues aside, some of the nefarious tracking stuff Apple does
now is just plain not cool without asking permission first. /rant
Ben near Detroit
On 4/22/2011 1:05 PM, briankk wrote:
>
> True, but there will always be less malware on the Apple platform, for
> the reason cited. Now, if you have one of the Macs with the Intel
> chip, you can run the Windows partition 'till it gets clogged up, then
> switch to the OSX.xxx partition to carry on. Eventually, you may
> wonder why you bothered to have the Windows side at all.
>
> This is why I recommended the Mac for users who aren't much interested
> in the inner bits of the computer, you can just use the Mac for a long
> time without having to know anything much about computers.
>
> There are a lot my technical reasons for this argument than I'll go
> into here, but the Mac is quality, the PC is a question mark at best..
>
> bk
>
> --- On *Fri, 4/22/11, john public /<brad_macaboy1234@yahoo.com>/*wrote:
>
>
> From: john public <brad_macaboy1234@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Malwarebytes.org
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, April 22, 2011, 9:37 AM
>
> I hate to have to write this but viruses,spyware and bugs
> are becoming more prevalent with the OS(s) Apple uses; as their
> systems proliferate, they will become more so. The same is true of
> Linux based systems; they are much easier to write code for than
> Win based machines (IMO).
> Before mp3 players were available, I had a small pc running in my
> 300D...to keep it on topic
> F-prot is a free scanner for Linux users and for Win users there
> is a trial period durig which it run with nag screens. It is
> possible to install linux in a separate partition, and scan the
> Win section of your HD for viruses. It is possible to do this over
> a home network, if you have multiple pcs.
> If you have Win XP, MS has a free updating service and scanner
> that runs pretty well and has eliminated some system viruses from
> my machine. Service pack 3 has to be installed, tho.
>
>
> --- On *Fri, 4/22/11, briankk /<briankk@att.net>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: briankk <briankk@att.net>
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Malwarebytes.org
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, April 22, 2011, 12:09 PM
>
>
>
> That's getting to be the norm, the ad say it'll fix you
> computer and whatnot, just download the free diagnostic; you
> run the diagnostic and it reports that you hard drive has been
> invaded by headhunters and has a hemorrhagic fever virus, and
> if you don't act THIS INSTANT, it may pull a Derrenger and
> take a shot at you...So you click on the fix me now button,
> and up pops the news that they will gladly do this as soon as
> you send 'em $20 bucks, and for only a bit more you can
> subscribe to their service and get reamed at regular
> intervals. FWIW, searching for any driver in Google, for
> instance, will get you a taste of the same scam.
>
> If you just want to be a user, get a Mac. The problem with
> the PC/Windows platform is that it is an infamous mass of
> festering vulnerabilities, and any kid who can figure out
> assembly language code can write malware for the platform.
>
> With a Mac, the coding is a bit obtuse, anybody who can figure
> out how to write a bug for a Mac can get a high-paying job as
> a software engineer, doesn't have so much time on their hands,
> which is why Mac bugs/viruses are rare..
>
> bk (Some old Mac guy..)
>
>
>
>
>
> --- On *Thu, 4/21/11, Nate /<vwnate1@yahoo.com>/*wrote:
>
>
> From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Malwarebytes.org
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 7:24 PM
>
>
> Ben ;
>
> You didn't mention this is only available paid ~ .
>
> Clicking on the " free " version , takes me to a paid
> download site...
>
> -Nate
> STILL struggling with the laptop.....
>
>
>
>
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