> > > I think I'd suggest Mac OS X because of its superior internal > > > architecture and especially security when compared with Microsoft Windows. I > would > > > have no problem with Windows if only it wasn't so ridiculously insecure. It does > > not > > > strike me as a well architected system, although it certainly has huge support > from > > > every peripheral and software developer going. > > > > Most of us aren't running Windows 98 anymore. I've read that a Mac is actually less > > secure than Windows 7. > > > > A couple of examples... > > > > > http://news.techworld.com/security/32018...hacker/?olo=rss > > That just describes a case where Apple hasn't employed improvements to an algorithm > meant to help protect against some kinds of exploits. But it doesn't say one way or > another whether or not Mac OS X is less secure than Windows 7, since security is more > than one particular feature or lack thereof. > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/apple...on-leopard/4276 > > That is an article about some security bugs that Apple fixed. > > Can you point to any articles about actual viruses or serious exploits that resulted > from any of what you've linked to so far? > > To be honest, I would not be surprised if there are some exploits for some of them; > however, I did do a search for Mac OS X security flaws, and viruses, and all I found > was a bunch of descriptions of trojan horse programs that require the user to > willingly infect their own computer, and no system in the world is immune to that > sort of thing nor ever could be. > > I am not trying to claim that Mac OS X is completely secure (nothing ever is) or that > it doesn't have security flaws; but I have this suspicion that if I had bought my mom > a Mac instead of a PC I wouldn't have had to fly to her house periodically and > rebuild her computer like I've had to do a few times over the years ...
You are probably right. I think if Windows people didn't just unknowingly click stuff, they would be secure too. Windows 7 seems very secure if you don't turn off UAC. When a non system program tries to modify system files / settings, UAC will ask for you to approve it. Unfortunately, I think most people do it just to get rid of the prompt.
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