Re: [MLUG] Mac moving to Intel

[Vern Green <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Just don't run on an Administrator account in Windows, problem solved.

The Admin account is just like the root in Linux, you don't have to
use it and you should not use it.

But yes, Windows would do well with that added feature. The latest
round of windows now at least asks if you want to run the application
when you launch it, even if it does not ask for a password.

On 6/7/05, McIntosh Jason <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> 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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