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Re: Why chdman is trying to connect to internet??
05/13/11 01:27 AM
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> > Being smug, ignoring proper security, and saying "my OS is secure" will land a > person > > in an embarrassing world of hurt sooner or later. As market share for OS X grows, > so > > will the threats, malware, viruses, hacks, and attacks. Sooner or later, it will > > become "worth their while" for those who pursue such dark avenues. > > > > If you are running *any* OS without firewall or proper anti-virus / anti-malware > > protection, then I hope you aren't connecting to the net. > > It has nothing to do with smugness. > > I have run Linux for about 17 years now and have *never* run any kind of anti-virus > or anti-malware software on it.
Do you use a Firewall ?
Clearly we aren't talking about you here Bryan.
It all depends on how people use their computers, what they click on, what they download and run, where they get it, what checks they do before they run it, whether they "borrow" software of others, and so on.
Like you, I'm very careful with my machines. Nothing gets near my machines without careful checking.
But, we aren't talking about "safe" users like us here. For starters, you were talking about your parents. To quote what you said earlier: "If there was an XP virus, he would get it. I don't know how he used his computer but every time I'd go to visit him his system would have so many viruses that it would be almost unusable."
So, clearly he is a "high risk" user. If he moves to Linux or OS X, he is still going to be a "high risk" user.
Yes, he will be safer on Linux or OS X. But he wont be bullet proof.
I stand by everything I said: Being smug, ignoring proper security, and saying "my OS is secure" will land a person in an embarrassing world of hurt sooner or later.
Moose
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