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By: anmoose

anmoose — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:24:16 +0000

“You’ll forgive me …
“You’ll forgive me if I don’t your single case as proof of anything.”

Well, it’s certainly proof that your “Pro tip” is less than valid. Running Windoze does not have to be hazardous to your computer’s health, if you know what you’re doing.

By: anmoose

anmoose — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:24:16 +0000

“Got any evidence …
“Got any evidence of that?”

Go to (worldwidewebdot)us-cert(dot)gov and start reading. I’ve been on their mailing list since the research team was based at Carnegie Mellon Institute.

Granted, the majority of exploits are against Windoze systems, because 1) out of the box the recent ones *are* security nightmares, and 2) they’re 95% of the consumer market, but they’re not the only targets these days.

By: lazlo5149

lazlo5149 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:24:15 +0000

But that says …
But that says nothing about your claim that *nix systems are just a vulnerable to exploits as Windows systems.

It’s a simple matter of not running an operating system as a user that has root level permissions to execute code against system resources. Even if a trojan was able to get onto your system you would need to have sudo level permissions (and enter authentication) to allow it to do anything malicious to the system. You do know how Unix based systems work, right?

By: luc59457

luc59457 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:24:14 +0000

Desertphile, I am …
Desertphile, I am unsure if you are aware. There are progs called tubinator and youtube automator that “apparently” can achieve these things. views, etc. I do not know if this is true, whether it works or not.. they cost $. Perhaps that could be your next video. Just google it… I believe there to be more out there than the 2 progs. I remember seeing youtubetoobox get their account suspended. Not sure why, but they had a similar prog. spam spam spam

By: anmoose

anmoose — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:24:14 +0000

“Is that it? …
“Is that it? Because that is brilliant.”

Well, thank you.

*bows deeply*

By: lazlo5149

lazlo5149 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:24:14 +0000

I honestly have no …
I honestly have no idea. Let me see if I understand you at this point.

Your objection to my “tip” is that you’ve been able to run Windows since 1993, while contracting only one virus, which despite your “n00b” status you were able to fix. At the same time you acknowledge the architecture of *nix based systems offers much better security, and also that most users don’t know what they’re doing and are likely to have their systems compromised?

Is that it? Because that is brilliant.

By: calmdowngirl

calmdowngirl — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:24:14 +0000

hahaha, ing …
hahaha, ing HILARIOUS.

By: anmoose

anmoose — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:24:14 +0000

Sorry, but “they’re …
Sorry, but “they’re getting sloppy, much like Micro$haft” does NOT equal “systems are just a vulnerable to exploits as…”

In that same statement, I also said, “exploits of *nix systems have been gaining ground…” This does not mean “just as vulnerable.” It means “getting closer.”

Are we speaking the same brand of English?

By: lazlo5149

lazlo5149 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:24:14 +0000

“To append that, …
“To append that, just in case your OS of choice might not be an Apple product, exploits of *nix systems have been gaining ground at a somewhat alarming rate. Granted, the basic structure is security-focused, but the strength of that security depends on programmers. And they’re getting sloppy, much like Micro$haft.”

I take that as an argument that unix based systems are “much like” Windows wrt security. If that’s not the case then I’m not sure why you bothered responding to me.

By: anmoose

anmoose — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:24:14 +0000

“The problem is …
“The problem is that most people *don’t* know what they’re doing.”

In an era when many computer owners barely know where the power button is, I would think that would be a given.