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Mac has 5x vulnerability flaws as Windows???
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<blockquote data-quote="karudzo" data-source="post: 552291" data-attributes="member: 17652"><p><em>Originally Posted by Avid6eek </em></p><p><em>OSX isn't as safe as you like to believe. Yes...at the present time it has as many flaws as Windows does. This is true...even though your fanboy goggles may try to blur the facts in front of you. These flaws don't become a problem until they are exploited. The good news for OSX is that those who exploit the flaws, are looking to harm as many people as possible. That is why Windows will get exploited far more that OSX. If OSX has the same market share as Windows, they would both have the same number of exploits. The small market share is what keeps OSX safe, for now.</em></p><p></p><p>Nonsense. The underpinnings of the OS alone, FreeBSD, is far more secure than Windows anyday. The old argument that hackers just go after Windows may be a bit accurate, but that has nothing to do with how secure OS X is. Security firms are pounding away at most OS's in hopes of finding flaws. As long as humans write code, flaws will be found. In most cases, these flaws are fixed before an exploit is out to the general public. Hackers no doubt know how to get into most systems, but it behooves them to keep most of their secrets to themselves for the most part. </p><p></p><p>Stay safe- stay away from Windows, run chkrootkit every now and then and be sensible in how you use your computer. A little common sense goes a long ways.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="karudzo, post: 552291, member: 17652"] [I]Originally Posted by Avid6eek OSX isn't as safe as you like to believe. Yes...at the present time it has as many flaws as Windows does. This is true...even though your fanboy goggles may try to blur the facts in front of you. These flaws don't become a problem until they are exploited. The good news for OSX is that those who exploit the flaws, are looking to harm as many people as possible. That is why Windows will get exploited far more that OSX. If OSX has the same market share as Windows, they would both have the same number of exploits. The small market share is what keeps OSX safe, for now.[/I] Nonsense. The underpinnings of the OS alone, FreeBSD, is far more secure than Windows anyday. The old argument that hackers just go after Windows may be a bit accurate, but that has nothing to do with how secure OS X is. Security firms are pounding away at most OS's in hopes of finding flaws. As long as humans write code, flaws will be found. In most cases, these flaws are fixed before an exploit is out to the general public. Hackers no doubt know how to get into most systems, but it behooves them to keep most of their secrets to themselves for the most part. Stay safe- stay away from Windows, run chkrootkit every now and then and be sensible in how you use your computer. A little common sense goes a long ways. [/QUOTE]
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