Re: XP vs Mac OS X

On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 20:12:41 -0700, Bob Monsen <rcsurname@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>justin wrote:
>>>>As of today, here are NO virii or trojans in existence. And when the
>>>>email client is configured to pass plain ASCII only, which is as hard
>>>>as ticking a box, a Mac doesn't spread them either.
>>>>
>>>
>>>This isn't true, as my other posting suggests. There is a trojan rootkit
>>>designed to take over Mac OSX. It's been found on only one system 'in
>>>the wild'.
>>>
>>
>>
>> No, it was not, and it could not activate itself unless the machine was
>> already _physically_ compromised, on a root level. One had to _install_
>> it as a root. NOT over network.
>>

>So you are wrong, there are 'mactrojans'.

>WRT the network thing, are you talking about viruses or worms? The word
>"virus" is generally used to refer to any malware that can be spread
>from system to system. The method of delivery is immaterial. A network
>worm is a 'virus' that attacks over the network, without user intervention.

name one macworm running around in the wild. Name one that installs itself
into the Mac operating system without the user logging in as root.

>Sigh. Never say something is impossible.

>As far as I know, there aren't any windows viruses that spread
>unassisted either. There are ways to attack windows boxes, linux boxes,
You're kidding, right? Are you really this misinformed? Bring in a laptop
with klez and you'll have an entire lan infested. All unassisted.

<rest of ignorant garbage snipped>
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