Danger Will Robinson!

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6-15-2007 @ 3:09PM

Chris said...

Strongmark: All of those examples appear to be at least 15 years old.

Any OS is subject to Trojans because infection is contingent on the user executing the code, instead of automatic replication. If you launch an application and authorize it by typing in your password, it's not really the fault of any OS if that application starts logging keystrokes or does a rm -rf /.

If, instead, we are talking about viruses then I would argue that, yes, OS X is more secure simply due to its UNIX underpinnings - especially the way user permissions are handled. Marketshare may play a part in OS X's relative security - but that is certainly not the only (or largest) factor.

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