On Fri 19 Jan 2007 08:39:48a, shplink <shplink@removeme.shplink.com>
took the time to tell us all in
news:XeGdnYzQH5e4Vy3YnZ2dnUVZ_veinZ2d@bresnan.com:

> Ron Lopshire wrote:
>> Andy Walker wrote:
>>
>>> macsec@securemac.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> SecureMac listens to its customers, and adds the features they
>>>> request to provide them with added peace of mind.
>>>
>>>
>>> What?! You mean there are actually *some* Mac users that believe
>>> that Mac OS has vulnerabilities???? I never thought I'd see the
>>> day...
>>>
>>> I would like to be one of the first to welcome those newly
>>> enlightened Mac users to the real world.
>>
>>
>> Yeah, they have felt left out of all of the fun. [g]
>>
>> Malware Evolution: MacOS X Vulnerabilities 2005 - 2006
>>
>> http://www.viruslist.com/en/analysis?pubid=191968025
>>
>> Quote: "Whether the proof of concept code covered in this article
>> will be used for financial gain in the near future remains to be
>> seen. History, however, shows that once vulnerabilties are
>> identified, malware writers are never far behind."
>>
>> Prophetic, indeed.
>>
>> Ron
>
> "malware writers are never far behind."
> Let me know when they catch up.
> ;-)
> I feel pretty confident with the native OS X firewall and Privoxy on
> my Firefox. The sky has fallen repeatedly the last couple of years,
> and it was going to be just a matter of time before OS X users joined
> WinFolk in straits of spyware-induced cyberdesperation.
>
> Big yawn, then and now.
>
> Every OS has its ups and downs. OS X has only had proof-of-concept
> vulnerabilities. Potential holes are plugged in fast. And OS X has
> been out for ... how long?
>
> It's an old debate and it's been discussed here before, including the
> rhetorical question "why should anyone bother writing malware for OS X
> since such a small minority use Apples?"
>
> A poster here some time ago said something to the effect of "Mac users
> just can't keep quiet about a good thing" - so I better shut up! At
> any rate, I always have my Debian, if the sky *does* fall. (Now if I
> could only figure out this wi-fi thingiemabob on a laptop, with
> Sarge....)
>
>

HEEHAW I studied a few bugs designed for your OS predecessor, and I think
the only reason you should not be worried is the massive thinktanks on this
problem.

--
"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden;
it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."
Horace (65 - 8 BC); Roman poet.

Mike