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pkang0202



Joined: 09 Mar 2007
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:19 am    Post subject: Mac more secure than Windows? Not anymore: Reply with quote
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=operating_systems&articleId=9072959&taxonomyId=89&intsrc=kc_top

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The security researcher who walked away with $10,000 yesterday by hacking a MacBook Air in less than two minutes said he chose to attack Apple Inc.'s operating system for one simple reason.

"It was the easiest one of the three," said Charlie Miller, an analyst at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), a Baltimore-based security consultancy. "We wanted to spend as little time as possible coming up with an exploit, so we picked Mac OS X."
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spliff



Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Macs are junk!
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JustJohn



Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Location: Your computer screen
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hahah, oh wow.


Well hey, at least they're still prettier. (And wasn't that the main reason to own one anyway?)
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Mr. Pink



Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Surprise surprise, a web browser caused an OS to be hackable.

I don't use Safari, so I guess my mac is still pretty safe Smile

I would have been impressed though if they could have hacked a mac remotely.
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rocklee



Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Actually OSX has more exploits than Windows, but because it is less scrutinize than XP or Vista the security holes don't get picked up as often or as fast.

They had a previous contest like this and it was a Mac that got hacked as well.
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SuperHero



Joined: 10 Dec 2003
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Macs have never been more secure that's just a myth that is held to by the Mac fanboys.
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crescent



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't you think that all these years of Mac virus-proof propaganda would have spurred thousands of attempts?

What; virus writers choose to attack PCs because there are more of them?
Gimme a break. Think about the fame that would come from cracking through a Mac.
Through a web browser? Pft.

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SeoulFinn



Joined: 27 Feb 2006
Location: 1h from Seoul
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Edit: Moved to another "my OS is better than your OS" thread.
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rocklee



Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think some people are just sore.

Exploits on Windows are mainly through its web browser IE via ActiveX. Same situation just different platform through a similar application.
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SuperHero



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
crescent wrote:
What; virus writers choose to attack PCs because there are more of them?

Yes
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kprrok



Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
crescent wrote:
What; virus writers choose to attack PCs because there are more of them?


Um, I'm pretty sure that's exactly what it is. Let's see, create viruses to make money off of 95% of the computers in the world using Windows, or 5% using Macs. Tough call.

KPRROK

PS - The numbers are made up, and probably not right. I realise this and am only using them to make it easy to see why Windows is a "bigger" target.
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rocklee



Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Has anyone suspected the anti-viral companies of creating the viruses to keep themselves in business?

Just a thought.

And yes kprrok that is a tough call Very Happy
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Mr. Pink



Joined: 21 Oct 2003
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
rocklee wrote:
Has anyone suspected the anti-viral companies of creating the viruses to keep themselves in business?

Just a thought.

And yes kprrok that is a tough call Very Happy


They probably do...which makes me wonder why apple doesn't have a secret company doing that so they can sell a over priced virus program.
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kprrok



Joined: 06 Apr 2004
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mr. Pink wrote:
rocklee wrote:
Has anyone suspected the anti-viral companies of creating the viruses to keep themselves in business?

Just a thought.

And yes kprrok that is a tough call Very Happy


They probably do...which makes me wonder why apple doesn't have a secret company doing that so they can sell a over priced virus program.


They probably make more from the myth that they're invincible because yuppies buy them simply for that reason and because "they're cool!"

KPRROK
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wormholes101



Joined: 11 Mar 2003
PostPosted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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So at the end of the last day of the contest, only the Sony VAIO laptop running Ubuntu was left standing.


http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2008/03/28/pwn-to-own-final-day-and-wrap-up
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