Firefox and Mac security sanctuaries 'under attack'

Firefox and Mac security sanctuaries 'under attack'
John Leyden, The Register 2005-09-19

Symantec has attacked the perceived security advantages of Firefox and Apple Macs by drawing unfavourable comparisons with Microsoft's software and describing Mac fans as living in a "false paradise". According to the latest edition of Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report, 25 vulnerabilities were disclosed for Mozilla browsers and 13 for Microsoft Internet Explorer in the first half of 2005.

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Firefox and Mac security sanctuaries 'under attack' 2005-09-20
neohx_7

This is a very misleading headline and an irresponsible piece. Firefox may be under attack, but I saw no evidence or claims that MacOS was. The rootkit is a joke. Thats like saying a DOS batch file with "del *.*" on the internet somewhere is a virus that is threatening the Windows world. Its simply a payload and almost anyone can write a payload to do damage to a computer.

I don't praise Firefox for its inherent security, but for it being a functional browser without Active X.

As for MacOS X, I'm not saying its bulletproof. The stupid thing doesn't have the firewall turned on by default. I just don't see it 'under attack'. Symantec has an agenda to sell antivirus software for the Macintosh platform. I've been working on Macs for 15 years, and I've never seen a reason for me or any of my customers to use it. For the scattered classic Mac viruses, there were always alternatives. The software for MacOS has been utterly useless for the last 5 years and people have been paying the symantec tax for new versions which do nothing.

Stop posting propaganda.

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