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ICompton
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do macs get viruses?

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Aug 29 2005 6:06PM
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St.Steezy
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Macs are just as vunerable as a pc are but there few viruses out there designed for a mac.




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Aug 29 2005 6:11PM
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MitchPee
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wow...no macs dont get viruses cuz they have an apple for their logo...an apple a day keeps the doctor away...obviously they are immune to any type of virus (sarcasm)

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Aug 29 2005 6:12PM
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Localboyz
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yeah its just very very rare compared to a windows pc

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Aug 29 2005 6:16PM
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rockymountainmilitia
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the mac operating system is really complicated. theres not many virus's and when one is found they upgrade the system which you download for free on your computer. its pretty fucken bombproof. and for some reason macs get way less pop ups then dells.

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Aug 29 2005 7:29PM
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mterral_AT
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i like your sig Chompers

Aug 29 2005 7:30PM
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Aug 29 2005 7:40PM
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EastcoastAR5
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almost imposible. why? no gay ass nerds write virus's for anything other than PC. and yes mac issues a virus update all the time, i have never gotten one, and have had about 10 pop up ads ever.
so worth it not hhaving to deal with all that gay shit

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Aug 29 2005 8:25PM
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Bangor
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the pop ups exploit internet explorer. Firefox under windows is basically the same internet experience you get on a mac.

Macs/Linux (I group them together, because they're based off unix, and if you do it right are almost exactly alike......... Macs just have a prettier GUI, but there are linux clones..... anyway)

Macs/Linux are cool, but I don't like using them day to day........ I've grown up on windows, and know how to fix anything in windows......... I'm not that confident with *nix boxes yet.

But those G5's with the HUUUUUUGE mac LCD flatpanels are AMAAAAZING for photoshop. That LCD has more space on it than my dual monitor rig, and at a higher resolution to boot....... Got to play with those at an art workshop this summer.

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Aug 29 2005 8:30PM
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creighton
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macs are sweet ..we have 3 and never got a virus once. never had to take it to get fixed . im getting a lap top soon. once u get one ull never go back. we keep ours running for months at a time and hardly ever shut them down unlike a pc that u need to restart like 5 times a day

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Aug 29 2005 8:45PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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^my pc hasnt been turned off in like a year. But I do like my powerbook a lot more.

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Aug 29 2005 8:53PM
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creighton
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yeah im gunna buy a powerbook i think..what size do u have?

headskier170
Aug 29 2005 8:57PM
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CooksCorner
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I just bought a 15inch powerbook upped to the max. It is AWSOME. I just made the switch from pc and i dont think ill ever go back. I still like pc but the GUI (graphical user interface) is soo much nicer...its just more fun to use. But be forewarned, you can waste HOURS on these computers just screwing around, they are way fun to play with.




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Aug 29 2005 9:00PM
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bmxican_89
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i can just see a virus trying to get on my mac and a screen popping up that says "Sorry-this virus is not compatable with your operating system"

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Aug 29 2005 9:08PM
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creighton
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does 15 inch seem to small cuz i dont want to get a real small one and get pissed off cuz i shoulda got a bigger one

headskier170
Aug 29 2005 9:13PM
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^well it's kinda the same concept as a Gameboy screen. What Im getting at, is that a Gameboy screen is really fuckin tiny, but if you are really into the game then you get sucked into it and don't even notice that it's small.....same concept with laptops. you aren't going to be dissapointed by the "tiny" 15-inch screen. you just get sucked into it and don't even notice.

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Aug 30 2005 1:07AM
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Anathema
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bingo. viruses on macs are far more rare because most viruses are created to infect executable.. which macs do not run.


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Aug 30 2005 1:11AM
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CooksCorner
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DO NOT GET THE 17 INCH. Its such a monster that it defeats the point of being a laptop, belive me, with all the keyboard commands and hot corners that they have on a mac, their is plenty of screen space for everything




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Aug 30 2005 9:31PM
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m1garand
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hehe actually macs have binaries / executables as well, the files just don't happen to have .exe as a file extension.


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Aug 31 2005 12:07AM
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SteezePatrol
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kid I know who lives in victoria has a mac...his name is adrian and he's in my sig

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Aug 31 2005 12:08AM
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St.Steezy
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your quote is mistakenly wrong mine is correct

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- He is French though- steezepatrol
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Aug 31 2005 12:36AM
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SteezePatrol
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damnit

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Aug 31 2005 12:40AM
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Anathema
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Ok, First, look at the two factors that cause email viruses and worms to propagate: social engineering, and poorly designed software. Social engineering is the art of conning someone into doing something they shouldn't do, or revealing something that should be kept secret. Virus writers use social engineering to convince people to do stupid things, like open attachments that carry viruses and worms. Poorly designed software makes it easier for social engineering to take place, but such software can also subvert the efforts of a knowledgable, security-minded individual or organization. Together, the two factors can turn a single virus incident into a widespread disaster.

Let's look further at social engineering. Windows software is either executable or not, depending on the file extension. So if a file ends with ".exe" or ".scr", it can be run as a program (yes, of course, if you change a text file's extension from ".txt" to ".exe", nothing will happen, because it's not magically an executable; I'm talking about real executable programs). It's easy to run executables in the Windows world, and users who get an email with a subject line like "Check out this wicked screensaver!" and an attachment, too often click on it without thinking first, and bang! we're off to the races and a new worm has taken over their systems.


stick that in your pipe and smoke it!

-Justin
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keep it real.
Aug 31 2005 1:50AM
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