Re: [MLUG] Mac moving to Intel

[McIntosh Jason <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Well, one big thing - on OS X, you can't install anything into the system without having to type in an Administrator password.  This includes the case when you yourself are already an administrator.  I've wished for some time that Windows would add this, as it's a great security feature.  It's things like this that make spyware MUCH harder to install on a Mac machine.  Not impossible mind you, but harder.  And with that, I haven't seen any spyware yet for a Mac.

Jason

On Jun 7, 2005, at 8:56 AM, Mike Miller wrote:

On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, McNutt, Justin M. wrote:

We're seeing a lot of Macs sold in IATS because of spyware and security problems on Windows.

Are Windows' spyware problems caused by a flaw in Windows design, or are spyware designers just focusing their efforts on windows?  Sometimes Windows problems are caused by Windows' popularity.  If OS X were to become as popular as Windows, would it then have the same spyware problems, or is OS X designed to prevent such problems?

Mike

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