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<blockquote data-quote="dtravis7" data-source="post: 1023809" data-attributes="member: 8287">I don't think you know the main members here that well if you feel we don't take security seriously.&nbsp; I take it very seriously both on Linux, Windows and OSX.&nbsp; I have never once been hacked on Linux or OSX though even when I deliberately took out those precautions and was very careless, BUT at the same time I never would suggest to anyone they do what I did.&nbsp;&nbsp; I even downloaded that so called Trojan and installed it on a spare Mac.&nbsp; Saw it work redirecting DNS, and removed it in 15 seconds in the terminal.&nbsp; No registry to fight with for hours made it easy to get rid of. Having things up to date and good passwords and everything else you said is true no matter what OS or computer you are running.But as a Windows computer tech I see almost daily systems that are totally messed up and I know their users and they have taken most of those precautions and still got hit.&nbsp; Funny though my personal XP, Vista and W7 systems never seem to get hit.Also on that whole Codec thing, if anyone goes to a site they don't know and especially a porn site, downloads a Codec and gives the installer the admin password, they almost deserve what they end up with!&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp;&nbsp; Sorry if that sounds mean, but wow.That whole Wired article to me (I have seen it many times before) is FUD to me.&nbsp; Sure be careful but so far with OSX there is no reason to cower in a corner and be afraid to even use your computer on the net!&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="dtravis7, post: 1023809, member: 8287"] I don't think you know the main members here that well if you feel we don't take security seriously. I take it very seriously both on Linux, Windows and OSX. I have never once been hacked on Linux or OSX though even when I deliberately took out those precautions and was very careless, BUT at the same time I never would suggest to anyone they do what I did. I even downloaded that so called Trojan and installed it on a spare Mac. Saw it work redirecting DNS, and removed it in 15 seconds in the terminal. No registry to fight with for hours made it easy to get rid of. Having things up to date and good passwords and everything else you said is true no matter what OS or computer you are running. But as a Windows computer tech I see almost daily systems that are totally messed up and I know their users and they have taken most of those precautions and still got hit. Funny though my personal XP, Vista and W7 systems never seem to get hit. Also on that whole Codec thing, if anyone goes to a site they don't know and especially a porn site, downloads a Codec and gives the installer the admin password, they almost deserve what they end up with! :D Sorry if that sounds mean, but wow. That whole Wired article to me (I have seen it many times before) is FUD [b]to me[/b]. Sure be careful but so far with OSX there is no reason to cower in a corner and be afraid to even use your computer on the net! :D [/QUOTE]

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