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Mike Puckett
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1 year ago
in MAc Addict Alert! How To Use SolidWorks on a Mac on SolidSmack
It always amazes me that Mac fans run out and the first piece of software they buy is a program that allows them to run Windows! It seems to me they are basically paying 2-3 times as much for a computer just to have a neat looking case, a neat light up logo, or a fun to play with dock thingy.
When asked, most Mac users site that Macs are virus proof. Well according to a recently held contest the Mac Book Air running Leopard was the first O/S to fail virus attempts within hours of being subjected to everyday virus attempts (malicious website or link in an email). In fact, it took another day, and a further relaxing of the rules before Vista, and then Linux finally gave in a submitted to the virus. The team hacking the Mac was the only team that was able to win the full prize money because it was easier to hack then the Vista or Linux machines.
When asked, most Mac users site that Macs are virus proof. Well according to a recently held contest the Mac Book Air running Leopard was the first O/S to fail virus attempts within hours of being subjected to everyday virus attempts (malicious website or link in an email). In fact, it took another day, and a further relaxing of the rules before Vista, and then Linux finally gave in a submitted to the virus. The team hacking the Mac was the only team that was able to win the full prize money because it was easier to hack then the Vista or Linux machines.
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bway al
there once was a turd from Nantucket
His first name was mike and his last name was puckett
his cell phone was old
his computer had mold
and his software was all in a bucket
His first name was mike and his last name was puckett
his cell phone was old
his computer had mold
and his software was all in a bucket
Perhaps you should get someone to explain to you what a "virus" is.
The hacking contest you refer to did try to affect the computers remotely and failed in all instances.
Only on the second day, after being allowed to touch the computer and surf to a rigged website was the Mac laptop compromised. And it went first only because the hacker specifically WANTED the Mac laptop.
He went on to say that he could have hacked any browser but Chrome, no matter what the operating system or the manufacturer of the computer.
Now, the important part: this is NOT a virus. This is a web browser exploit.
Not a virus, see? A virus is a self-replicating program that can compromise a computer, generally without needing to trick the user into loading the virus.
If the hacker had come up with a virus that can affect OS X, that WOULD be impressive. But he didn't.