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   Josh McKee to GreyCloud   
   Re: Does Mac Malware Benefit From Obscur   
   10 Jun 06 09:06:24   
   
   XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy, comp.os.mac.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.system   
   XPost: comp.sys.macintrash   
   From: jtmckee@rmac.know-spam-bogus.net   
      
   In article <9aydnfjKwY3O1hfZnZ2dnUVZ_tCdnZ2d@bresnan.com>,   
    GreyCloud  wrote:   
      
   > Josh McKee wrote:   
   >   
   > > In article ,   
   > >  GreyCloud  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >>Josh McKee wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >>>In article   
   > >>>,   
   > >>> Derek Currie  wrote:   
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   > >>>[ snip ]   
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   > >>>   
   > >>>>Below are a few personal thoughts, for whatever they are worth:   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>  1) Windows is really is a far less secure operating system than Mac.   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>How much malware exists for Windows on the MIPS platform? The Alpha   
   > >>>platform?   
   > >>   
   > >>Most likely that the hacker could recompile their viruses/malware for   
   > >>those platforms and the same results would happen.   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > I didn't ask if it could be recompiled. I asked how much currently   
   > > exists. Still waiting for an answer.   
   > >   
   >   
   > I don't know of any vendors currently selling Windows on MIPS.   
   > There are no Windows on Alphas anymore. And on the Alphas, windows NT could   
   not compete   
   > against Tru-64 UNIX or OpenVMS for Alphas.   
      
   Irrelevant.   
      
   > So the answer is no malware as there are no windows on both of said   
   > platforms.   
      
   Are you saying that there is none? None at all? None for an OS you claim   
   is so weak in security? How can this be?   
      
   Josh   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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