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Macs and viruses?

Discussion in 'MacBook Pro' started by smknSRT8, Oct 22, 2008.

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  1. mr.reggaeton72 Zealot

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    yea thats true, macs are more secure than windows...because all that a virus does is alter the systems settings...and thats it, it was an interesting discussing in my classroom, where we were speaking from viruses that project a fake bluescreen of death as a screen saver and locks you out, from viruses that changes the booting files of the OS, and not allowing you to start up your computer...


    and its true, many people are focused on windows, because its the big dog, not many people are focused on macs,

    and the ability to get viruses, also stands for the iphone, my teacher cleared stated, AND I THOUGH THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE, and he said, YES REGGAETON IS TRUE...cause everything that has an OS, has settings, and anything that has settings, can get viruses, because all that a virus does is change the settings of a system
    mr.reggaeton72, Oct 22, 2009
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  2. acosmichippo Genius

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    That's over-simplifying a bit.
    acosmichippo, Oct 22, 2009
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  3. Europa Moderator

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    ^ New avatar. I like it!
    Europa, Oct 22, 2009
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  4. acosmichippo Genius

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    me too. goin to see her tonight.

    I <3 Nicole.
    acosmichippo, Oct 22, 2009
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  5. Europa Moderator

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    Cool! Have fun :)
    Europa, Oct 22, 2009
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  6. mr.reggaeton72 Zealot

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    Steve Jobs said it himself, several keynotes where he was announcing mac upgrades or something like that..he would mention MACS CANT GET VIRUS...and in a whole lot of ads, ads usually targeting windows, that little guy that pretends to be a mac, always says, BESIDES MACS CANT GET VIRUSES.. all of this ads are located at the apple website...you should go check them out
    mr.reggaeton72, Oct 22, 2009
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  7. acosmichippo Genius

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    Do you believe everything you see on tv?
    acosmichippo, Oct 22, 2009
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  8. mr.reggaeton72 Zealot

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    so even your saying that Steve Jobs is lying, finally the first time that you have agreed with me.. finally you and me are on the same page, gracias..
    mr.reggaeton72, Oct 22, 2009
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  9. Napoleon PhoneApart Moderator

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    Yes, Steve Jobs is lying. No OS is immune to a virus written by a determined hacker.
    Napoleon PhoneApart, Oct 22, 2009
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  10. acosmichippo Genius

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    It's as much lying as it is to say Doritos have 0g trans fats, or [insert casino here] has the loosest slots in town.
    acosmichippo, Oct 22, 2009
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  11. Napoleon PhoneApart Moderator

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    Slots?

    Oh, I thought you said something else. Sorry.
    Napoleon PhoneApart, Oct 22, 2009
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  12. Europa Moderator

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    ^:eek:k:eek:k


    Have you guys seen Beavis and Butthead do America?
    They're on a plane headed for Vegas and this pill popping old lady tells Beavis "there's so many slots, you won't know where to begin". Then he gets excited and helps himself to her bag of meds.

    All I could find a remix. I guess it's better than nothing.
    Europa, Oct 22, 2009
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  13. styfle Zealot

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    Source? I want a link. I haven't seen every keynote but I have never heard anyone (that knows what they are talking about) say Macs CANT get viruses.

    PS, does anyone care to try my demonstration "program" on both windows and mac? lol
    styfle, Oct 22, 2009
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  14. Napoleon PhoneApart Moderator

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    That was where I got my inspiration.
    Napoleon PhoneApart, Oct 23, 2009
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  15. Saverino Zealot

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    I wouldn't mind guinea pigging... maybe. :dft008:suprised
    Saverino, Oct 23, 2009
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  16. styfle Zealot

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    Ok here you go Sav:
    http://drop.io/ntaxuwb
    It should work on Win/Mac/Linux.
    If all goes as planned you'll see minimal activity on Mac and a lot more on windows...
    styfle, Oct 23, 2009
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  17. mr.reggaeton72 Zealot

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    All of the keynotes are on apple.com, search for the keynotes that focuse more on macs, and all of the ads are on apple.com too, watch for the ads that focus on Microsoft competition...
    mr.reggaeton72, Oct 23, 2009
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  18. acosmichippo Genius

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    the burden of proof is on you. We all know that the Mac ads often imply that PCs are more prone to getting viruses (which i think we all can agree with), but i don't think i've ever seen Apple say Macs can NOT get viruses.
    acosmichippo, Oct 23, 2009
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  19. mr.reggaeton72 Zealot

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    look at this ad

    mr.reggaeton72, Oct 23, 2009
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  20. Europa Moderator

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    Reggae, I think you're reading between the lines in that ad. They did not say Macs cannot get viruses. As I said before, 0 in the wild, but not immune.
    Europa, Oct 23, 2009
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