Re: Mac Malware

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Mac Malware
Date	2017-03-11 16:26 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID	<eiimpoFs7hpU4@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 2017-03-11, Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
> On 3/10/17 2:53 PM, nospam wrote:
>
>> although an older article, it still holds true:
>> <https://web.archive.org/web/20080306142823/http://www.macfixit.com/arti
>> cle.php?story=20060511065134478>
>>   The bottom line is that Mac OS X virus software has, collectively,
>>   precipitated more security flaws, slow-downs, accidental file
>>   deletions and overall system issues than perhaps any other grouping
>>   of software.
>>
>> and much of the time, it doesn't even work:
>> <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-12390650>
>>   Almost one third of internet users in the European Union caught a PC
>>   virus despite the majority having security software installed,
>>   statistics show.
>
> IMO, in the world of computer aging, the articles are too old to be 
> trusted for relevance today.

No, 2011 isn't too old to be relevant.

> Rather like reading a 20 tear old newspaper, and thinking the articles are current.

Nope, not at all.

> But they are interesting if you want to gain an historical viewpoint.

The above referenced articles show just how crappy anti-virus utilities
have been historically, and yet you seem to be advocating trust where
none is warranted. Fool me once... ; )

>> and it's not just macs either:
>> <https://www.cnet.com/news/flawed-symantec-update-cripples-chinese-pcs/>
>>   A Symantec antivirus signature update mistakenly quarantined two
>>   critical system files in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows XP
>>   last week, crippling PCs throughout China.
>
> I've probably posted that I work part time at a local PC repair shop, 
> although I don't do any of the repairs.  We don't recommend either 
> Symantec or McAfee.

Who said shoddy development, buggy behavior, and adding their own
security holes are things that apply only to Symantec and McAfee? Tell
me you're not that naive.

-- 
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JR

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