OS 10.5 - Should Mac users worry about spyware?

rothko · rothko #1 (**permalink**)

05-28-2008, 12:10 AM

Just curious...

Kash · Kash #2 (**permalink**)

05-28-2008, 12:25 AM

Yes. It's a very serious problem for our Windows brethren. We should offer our condolences

05GT · 05GT #3 (**permalink**)

05-28-2008, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Kash

Yes. It's a very serious problem for our Windows brethren. We should offer our condolences

Can this now carry over since people are using Windows via bootcamp, parallels, etc....?

rothko · rothko #4 (**permalink**)

05-28-2008, 01:46 AM

What about viruses?

MinaMACMan · MinaMACMan #5 (**permalink**)

05-28-2008, 01:51 AM

Viruses and Spywares don't work on Mac... at least not yet.

there has been a couple of occasions where some Hackers exploited some weaknesses in the Safari Browser on a MacBook Air a couple months ago as a part of a contest (sorry I don't have the link right now), but I believe that has been remedied by able in a recent Security Patch.

So, as of now there is no real threats, BUT down the road who know!

baggss · baggss #6 (**permalink**)

05-28-2008, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 05GT

Can this now carry over since people are using Windows via bootcamp, parallels, etc....?

Windows is Windows no matter what hardware it is run on. You can still get your Windows partition infected and messed up but it won't hurt the Mac side.

05GT · 05GT #7 (**permalink**)

05-28-2008, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by baggss

Windows is Windows no matter what hardware it is run on. You can still get your Windows partition infected and messed up but it won't hurt the Mac side.

Thanks,
That's what I was looking for. As long as any corruption is kept within the Windows partition that's great.

HIPAR · HIPAR #8 (**permalink**)

05-28-2008, 09:02 PM

I would think you still need to be careful about what you agree to install. Maybe there isn't as much spyware written for the Mac but why wouldn't it be possible for spyware that you invited inside to run on one? Is key logging or web browser snooping impossible to implement?

--- CHAS

Kash #2 (permalink)
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rothko #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 26, 2008 Posts: 37 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.16GHz, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD	05-28-2008, 12:10 AM Just curious...
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rothko #4 (permalink)
Member Since: May 26, 2008 Posts: 37 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.16GHz, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD	05-28-2008, 01:46 AM What about viruses?
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MinaMACMan #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 16, 2007 Location: Redwood City, CA / Stanford, CA Posts: 1,792 Mac Specs: MacBook, Black, 2.0GHz C2D, 2GB RAMs, 160GB HD	05-28-2008, 01:51 AM Viruses and Spywares don't work on Mac... at least not yet. there has been a couple of occasions where some Hackers exploited some weaknesses in the Safari Browser on a MacBook Air a couple months ago as a part of a contest (sorry I don't have the link right now), but I believe that has been remedied by able in a recent Security Patch. So, as of now there is no real threats, BUT down the road who know!
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HIPAR #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 25, 2008 Posts: 17	05-28-2008, 09:02 PM I would think you still need to be careful about what you agree to install. Maybe there isn't as much spyware written for the Mac but why wouldn't it be possible for spyware that you invited inside to run on one? Is key logging or web browser snooping impossible to implement? --- CHAS
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