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CaliJeff
#1
I got this email from my father, he works for the gov. Looks like the virus only affects Windows computers. U apple guys are lucky!

Subject: URGENT NOTICE! PHISHING EMAIL WARNING: Microsoft Critical Live
Update -Scam
Importance: High

PLEASE READ! PHISHING EMAIL WARNING!

An email spam message with the subject "Microsoft Critical Live Update"
coming from the sender identified as Microsoft Corporation has been
reported to the Helpdesk from some of our users. This message is a
fraudulent email. If you have received this message, DO NOT open it.
DELETE this email immediately. The installation will crash your
computer. Please be aware that any message asking you to install
software or patches is suspicious and should NEVER be opened or need to
be installed. All software patches are handled by the Service Center IT
Department.

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Sh0gunkid8721
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ahh, the joys of having a mac


x2 ... we are immune to viruses.


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99Celica
#5
Wish the gov't would try and hire these skilled people and have them improve our life for money, rather than destroy it for fun.
95st-celica
#6
macs still suck...
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GriffGirl
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QUOTE(jcaron9gt4 @ Feb 8, 2008 - 9:02 AM) [snapback]639367[/snapback]
> ahh, the joys of having a mac

x3

except we're not immune... fewer people mess with us is all


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QUOTE(95st-celica @ Feb 8, 2008 - 9:58 AM) [snapback]639390[/snapback]
> macs still suck...

BOOOOOOOO HISSSSSSSS laugh.gif
x_itchy_b_x
#8
its funny I read in some pc magazine that the computer to run... crap.. that new pos OS windows has. w/e to the point it was a mac lol.
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95CelicaST
#9
Linux > you all
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Sh0gunkid8721
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macs still suck...


why do macs suck? id love to hear the reasoning.
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LewFX
#11
pros:
nice monitors

cons:
1. overpriced
2. overpriced
3. ghey
4. spinning wheel of death
5. grey screen of death
6. no real games are played on macs

i work with a 24" imac at my job but id rather work on my pc
Supersprynt
#12
I have only used Macs once or twice and simply didn't like the mouse and the different OS but I find a lot of people like them for graphics & what not.

All MS updates go through the normal ways, I don't know why people still get taken in with email update viruses because MS updates Windows constantly.

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GriffGirl
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> pros:
nice monitors

cons:
1. overpriced
2. overpriced
3. ghey
4. spinning wheel of death
5. grey screen of death
6. no real games are played on macs

i work with a 24" imac at my job but id rather work on my pc

Okay, spinning wheel I can understand, although it's more of a short coma than death, as Macs almost NEVER crash since OSX was first released. Yes, overpriced. WAY overpriced.

Grey screen of death though? Come on... they don't crash! Oh wait, sometimes they don't do so well when they're running MICROSOFT programs! But GREY SCREEN OF DEATH!? Funny to me 'cause that's taken from the infamous BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH description of what was it, Windows 98? Still borrowed from a PC saying though! wink.gif

Bottom line is if you're a "gamer", yeah, it's PC all the way. But if you do anything even REMOTELY creative, Mac is the way to go! And if you just surf the 'net, then a cheap-o PC w/good virus protection is the best bet.
99Celica
#14
not just pc... HP. I won't ever trust anything else.
GriffGirl
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QUOTE(99Celica @ Feb 8, 2008 - 11:35 AM) [snapback]639437[/snapback]
> not just pc... HP. I won't ever trust anything else.

Really? I've had a few experiences with HP, and have found them to be complete garbage. Maybe they've improved?
supershannon77
#16
I love my HP its my second one...I am happythat I went with HP...but everyone has different experiences with different things It all depends on what ur into....
I feel anyway.

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lagos
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QUOTE(Sh0gunkid8721 @ Feb 8, 2008 - 12:08 PM) [snapback]639370[/snapback]
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QUOTE(jcaron9gt4 @ Feb 8, 2008 - 10:02 AM) [snapback]639367[/snapback]
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ahh, the joys of having a mac


x2 ... we are immune to viruses.



Ignorance is bliss.
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Sh0gunkid8721
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QUOTE(lagos @ Feb 8, 2008 - 2:58 PM) [snapback]639510[/snapback]
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QUOTE(Sh0gunkid8721 @ Feb 8, 2008 - 12:08 PM) [snapback]639370[/snapback]
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QUOTE(jcaron9gt4 @ Feb 8, 2008 - 10:02 AM) [snapback]639367[/snapback]
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ahh, the joys of having a mac


x2 ... we are immune to viruses.



Ignorance is bliss.


How is this comment ignorant? I have never heard a case where a virus has ruined a Mac. You should see my Dell upstairs from all the music ive downloaded.

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lagos
#20
Mac viruses and exploits DO exist. Your not immune from anything.
The only difference is that most virus writers want to hit the biggest target ... windows. But with the growing popularity of the Mac, you'll start seeing more and more attacks.
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Rayme
#21
I run OS X on my PC machine...best of both world !!!
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Sh0gunkid8721
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Mac viruses and exploits DO exist. Your not immune from anything.
The only difference is that most virus writers want to hit the biggest target ... windows. But with the growing popularity of the Mac, you'll start seeing more and more attacks.


U are talking future tense...i am talking past and now. There is no major virus out there that will cripple a Mac. Im sure there WILL be in the future but Macs are lightyears ahead of its competition and im sure they will come up with a solution before a problem arises. Macs have been "popular" for awhile now and im still waiting for that major virus to hit.

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jcaron9gt4
#24
That is one virus that hit a mac. Comparably, pc's are much more prone to virus's, and get them alot more often. I am not saying macs are perfect becasue they arnt, My hard drive crashed over winter break this year and i lost everything....but everything is scanned that comes into my computer, and nothing gets through without being checked. I've been a PC user all my life until i got to school and needed a Mac. It takes a while to get used to it, and to know what you are doing, but after a while it makes using a computer far easier and faster than any pc. And btw, won't be long untill mac's are the new pc. look at vista for example.
lagos
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QUOTE(lagos @ Feb 8, 2008 - 3:07 PM) [snapback]639515[/snapback]
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Mac viruses and exploits DO exist. Your not immune from anything.
The only difference is that most virus writers want to hit the biggest target ... windows. But with the growing popularity of the Mac, you'll start seeing more and more attacks.


U are talking future tense...i am talking past and now. There is no major virus out there that will cripple a Mac. Im sure there WILL be in the future but Macs are lightyears ahead of its competition and im sure they will come up with a solution before a problem arises. Macs have been "popular" for awhile now and im still waiting for that major virus to hit.



Right now...Today... viruses for the mac DO exist.
The reason you dont see 50 of them being spamed into your inbox is because not a lot of people us osx.

You are right, you are less likely to run into a virus being an mac or linux guy, but dont think you are immune from them or that apple knows something microsoft doesnt.
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lagos
#26
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GriffGirl
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QUOTE(lagos @ Feb 8, 2008 - 2:34 PM) [snapback]639526[/snapback]
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Right now...Today... viruses for the mac DO exist.
The reason you dont see 50 of them being spamed into your inbox is because not a lot of people us osx.

You are right, you are less likely to run into a virus being an mac or linux guy, but dont think you are immune from them or that apple knows something microsoft doesnt.


That is absolutely true. It's just a matter of supply and demand. 90% of the world's computer users are PC users. Maybe that's slightly less now w/the increase in popularity for the Mac, but still - slightly. It's a VERY bad idea to get too comfortable or too secure about virus threats just because you're on a Mac. I've been using Apple/Mac computers since many of you were probably toddlers - I got my 1st Mac in 1991, but started actually using them in middle school with an Apple IIc!!! They're not immune, just not popularly targeted.

edit: just saw the graph above!

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thespacepanda
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Home built
Registry firewall
Personal Firewall

These aren't difficult concepts.
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lagos
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Home built
Registry firewall
Personal Firewall

These aren't difficult concepts.


^ truth!
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