Interesting CR Article

jshields13 · Aug 16, 2005

Here is an interesting Consumer Report article on security. I hope I've pasted it correctly.

http://www.consumerreports.org/main/content/display.jsp?FOLDER<>folder_id=760009

Since it specifically relates to security, I put it here rather than in Meeting Place.

Mictlantecuhtli · Aug 16, 2005

Only 20 percent of Mac owners surveyed reported detecting a virus in the past two years, compared with 66 percent of Windows PC owners. Just 8 percent of Mac users reported a spyware infection in the last six months vs. 54 percent of Windows PC users.

Yet somehow others say Mac OS X: Virus-free -- For Now.

So either 20% of Mac users surveyed are using OS9 or older, discovered a macrovirus in Office documents, or can't tell what is a virus and what's not. Or both articles are wrong.

I've read about almost nonexistant OSX spyware, but I can't tell if it exists or not.

About 1.2 million online households helped keep spammers in business by purchasing a product or service advertised through spam.

Is this talking about thin affiliates, real ads, or what?

Blakhart · Aug 16, 2005

The last infected windows boxes I saw were infested with java virii and wormz.
Java is so very secure.

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