Is there a safe software for SAFE online banking and buying?

ric0h · Aug 11, 2007

topic;

k i read the sticky for anti virus but, it dosent say if its 100 percent safe for online banking

also, if am dual booting, and my xp lets say has hundreds of viruses they wont affect my Mac right?

Eric559 · Aug 11, 2007

Correct about the last part. There isn't going to be any software that you use for safe banking.

Your just going to have to make sure you bank on trusted websites and the information you type is being send through a a secure server (https).

D3v1L80Y · Aug 11, 2007

Any browser that supports 128 bit encryption should be safe. (e.g. - any modern web browser)

ric0h · Aug 11, 2007

so what your saying is that an anti virus will do nothing? relating online banking and buying.

and thanks for your help.

Eric559 · Aug 11, 2007

Anti-Virus will help but there is no real need for anti-virus on the mac. However Anti-virus, anti-spyware, and a firewall are all necessary programs on a Windows OS.

Having spyware on your computer (especially one which copies keyboard input) will make any website unsafe not just banking sites.

Fairly · Aug 11, 2007

Yes there is safe(r) software for online banking but unfortunately the banks don't use it. The big problem isn't what you do - for you're probably smarter than the banks. The big problem is what the banks do. They're good at banking but when it comes to computers they suck. They have no clue. They put Microsoft web servers up there and get hacked left and right. And generally you don't hear about this because they don't want you to. Banking is the one thing you don't want to do - at least for the foreseeable future. The technology is OK - the banks are downright stupid.

Eric559 · Aug 11, 2007

Fairly said:
Yes there is safe(r) software for online banking but unfortunately the banks don't use it. The big problem isn't what you do - for you're probably smarter than the banks. The big problem is what the banks do. They're good at banking but when it comes to computers they suck. They have no clue. They put Microsoft web servers up there and get hacked left and right. And generally you don't hear about this because they don't want you to. Banking is the one thing you don't want to do - at least for the foreseeable future. The technology is OK - the banks are downright stupid.

Online banking websites are actually pretty safe. There is times when security is compromised but they spend tons on money on their websites and security. They have to.

Where did you learn all this stuff at?