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<blockquote data-quote="TechieJustin" data-source="post: 1038987" data-attributes="member: 78233"><p>Security.</p><p>You can't just double click on something and have it run. In windows if somebody sends you an exe file, you double click on it - it is now trying to run. Malware is not always caught by anti virus programs. There have been a few instances where malware companies sued and won against AV companies.</p><p>With OSX and any unix like environment, you have to set the file as executable and THEn take special steps to actually run it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TechieJustin, post: 1038987, member: 78233"] Security. You can't just double click on something and have it run. In windows if somebody sends you an exe file, you double click on it - it is now trying to run. Malware is not always caught by anti virus programs. There have been a few instances where malware companies sued and won against AV companies. With OSX and any unix like environment, you have to set the file as executable and THEn take special steps to actually run it. [/QUOTE]
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