Hi, After installing Snowy without an upgrade, it was set to opening safe files. That's the default.
Regards, Nic Mobile Me: [email protected] Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: [email protected] AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Apr 24, 2010, at 10:10 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > That's I beieve how it is set by default. someone correct me if I'm wrong. > > On Apr 24, 2010, at 12:01 PM, John J Herzog wrote: > >> Guys, >> One of the tips in the malware article is to protect yourself by preventing >> safari from opening safe files after download. This setting can be changed >> in Safari's preferences. Basically, it means that disk images are not >> automatically mounted, zip files are not unzipped, etc. This makes sure that >> nothing is done with the file until you physically click on it in your >> downloads folder. >> If you are really paranoid about security, perhaps this may be worth looking >> into. >> John >> >> On Apr 24, 2010, at 2:52 PM, marie Howarth wrote: >> >>> lol, I still got viruses with antivirus on windows. But I see what you're >>> saying. I guess eventually either apple will help protect us from viruses >>> or we'll have to invest in a third party app. I just hope no viruses or >>> malwear get me. lol >>> >>> On 24 Apr 2010, at 19:23, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> PSH. Articles. They say it's not there. But really, let's see when Macs >>>> get viruses. And if you're attacked and your Mac does not defend itself, >>>> you lose the battle. And you have to invest in software. >>>> >>>> Actually, it's malware protection Mac has. Not antivirus. When downloading >>>> files, Mac OS X 10.6 automatically scans the file in the background for >>>> malware and potential risks. This, of course, does not fall well with the >>>> latest "get a Mac" ads. They continue to bash PCs for being highly >>>> unreliable, unstable and prone to virus infections of any kind. The ads >>>> seem to indicate that Macs are entirely invulnerable, which is not true >>>> with any operating system regardless of what you are running. >>>> >>>> Of course, in order to get a larger market share, Apple has to embellish >>>> that part a little bit to make it more appealing. It's partially true, >>>> but, as is always the case, if Apple went ahead and said "Oh yeah, and you >>>> hardly get any viruses!" people would be saying something like "Well, I >>>> have antivirus on Windows." Of course, then you could start arguing >>>> stability and such, but each to their own! >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Nic >>>> Mobile Me: [email protected] >>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>>> AIM: cincinster >>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>>> Facebook Profile >>>> My Twitter >>>> >>>> On Apr 24, 2010, at 7:33 PM, tim wrote: >>>> >>>>> Nice, but it also stated that you have to say yes to the install. Unlike >>>>> windows 7, it will install without say a thing unless you have active x >>>>> turned off. Then using the browser becomes a pain to use. >>>>> Also saw the article on snow having builtin virus, and we all see it >>>>> still don't have virus protection. >>>>> On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:37 PM, marie Howarth wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> thought you guys maybe interested in this article. >>>>>> http://technology.globalthoughtz.com/index.php/a-potential-backdoor-malware-for-mac-identified007/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+globalthoughtzHome+(Global+Thoughtz) >>>>>> >>>>>> On 20 Apr 2010, at 22:27, James & Nash wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Nothing - even UNIX is invulnerable. and as Chris has said, the web is >>>>>>> the big and future target. Perhaps the most dangerous >>>>>>> application/opening on a computer is the system's web browser. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> TC >>>>>>> James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny >>>>>>> On 20 Apr 2010, at 22:02, Chris Blouch wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> OSX being Unix doesn't make it impervious, as recent security updates >>>>>>>> from Apple attest to, but it does make it harder. Throw in the small >>>>>>>> market share and most malware developers will move on to >>>>>>>> easier/broader targets (Windows). That said, an even bigger target is >>>>>>>> the web which, by design, is cross platform. So if you're one of those >>>>>>>> deviant types interested in trying to break into a system, your time >>>>>>>> might be better spent doing cross site scripting or Acrobat exploits >>>>>>>> than OS-specific hackery. It also happens that people like to type in >>>>>>>> credit card numbers and shop over the web, which doesn't happen much >>>>>>>> in desktop apps or the OS. So this makes the web a juicy target for >>>>>>>> those of nefarious intents. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> CB >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: >>>>>>>>> No, the real reason why it's hard is because osx = unix. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Did the tweet include a link? It might be helpfull to include this so >>>>>>>>> that we can see what the tweeter was going on about. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 19/04/2010, Joe Plummer >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> That is not the reason for it being hard to get a virus on a Mac. >>>>>>>>>> The new OS >>>>>>>>>> of windows does the same thing. The reason it is hard to get this >>>>>>>>>> stuff on a >>>>>>>>>> Mac is that for now there is no one writing the stuff for the Mac. >>>>>>>>>> Because >>>>>>>>>> it is not a big enough market. Now it becoming more and more popular >>>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>>>> might change. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sign, >>>>>>>>>> Joe Plummer ( JP ) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>>> From: >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [ >>>>>>>>>> mailto:[email protected] >>>>>>>>>> ] On Behalf Of tim >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 3:45 PM >>>>>>>>>> To: >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: malwear and macs >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I would't worry about it to much, because the mac will ask you if >>>>>>>>>> you want >>>>>>>>>> to install and tell you what is installing. >>>>>>>>>> That is why it is hard to get a virus on a mac now. >>>>>>>>>> On Apr 16, 2010, at 1:34 PM, marie Howarth wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> someone just retweeted something about malwear now being able to >>>>>>>>>>> take over >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> macs. If this is true, how does everyone think we should protect our >>>>>>>>>> macs? I >>>>>>>>>> know norton and such programmes are available, but I hated them when >>>>>>>>>> I was >>>>>>>>>> on the windows side. One of the reasons I came to the mac was >>>>>>>>>> because the >>>>>>>>>> lack of viruses. Do those of you among us with more knowledge than I >>>>>>>>>> possess >>>>>>>>>> on this matter think this is a real threat and what would you do >>>>>>>>>> about it? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'm a pretty frightful mac user right now. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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