Re: [iPad] Mac users be vigilant!

 

IMHO, this is no different than someone downloading software from an unknown source and installing it, putting in the admin password when prompted, and then feeling shocked when something bad happens. The only difference here is that someone sees the installer/admin password prompt while browsing, which should alarm most Mac/PC/Ubuntu users, especially with a prompt for an admin password. Turning off the 'open safe' option in Safari would disable this vector.

This is not some clever hidden install that happens behind the scenes without some user intervention. The simple truth is that OS X, Linux, and Unix all have basic protections that Windows lacks in regards to executables, and when it comes to executables, the user is the weakest point, not the OS.


that said i wish i could find it ;)
~KM
"You hate me, do you? After all the love I allowed your mother to give you!" ~ Cotton Hill to his son, Hank Hill


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