yes and no, i guess. Sure, FF and TB are much more secure, but on my KDE, it is really neat how Kontakt, Kopete, Dolphin, Konquerer and even Amarok work together.
Sure, using security by obfuscation (which using FF is, in a sense) enhances security, but it is also a bit besides the point of using a desktop system. (And IE you dont use for sooo many reasons that it is uncountable, i think its around 65000 excell reasons or so) On Monday 05 November 2007 15:11:33 Ernest - (AfriNIC) wrote: > > >>> I notice the mac fanboys on LUG are very quiet about the trojan > >>> doing the rounds on OSX!! > >> > >> Well, in the first place, i would be very wary of a firefox plugin > >> that requires root access to get installed. Most dont need root > >> access. > > > > "If the Mac machine's browser is set to to open *&^% files after > > downloading, the .dmg gets mounted and the Installer is launched." > > That would be Safari, which has config settings tied to the rest of the > OS. If using Windoze, i would avoid IE - same as OSX, i would avoid > Safari. Firefox is a safer bet. > > Remember also that the dmg getting mounted doesn't automatically mean the > app will be installed. If the app requires root privileges, you could be > prompted way after the dmg has been mounted. > > eb > -- rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. +256 782 801 749 www.mountbatten.net _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
