Hello Russ, Sunday, September 7, 2003, 7:45:44 AM, you wrote:
R> I was having a discussion with an avid Mac user about viruses. He R> claims there are no viruses for Macs because of the built in R> security features (Mac is also a Unix based system like Linux). R> The Mac OS does have a huge following so these script kiddies R> could target them as well. They don't because they can't get in. R> Windows vulnerability is what makes it the target, not it huge R> user base (thats just icing on the cake). It is harder, but there's more to it. First, the base is important just for bragging rights ["I got 35,000 zombies this week. How many did you get?"]. It makes the numbers game much easier - for both the 14-year-olds-over-the-summer and the real crooks. Also easier in Win. There is much readily available code for the taking - well commented and easily changed to get a 'new' virus. Little talent required for the change, even though the original might have required quite a bit of knowledge. For many kids, it is just another kind of game, and it is made possible by the readily available virus 'kits'. MANY fewer kits for Mac/linux, plus the much smaller base = much less interest. -- rikona mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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