A Search for Virus Ends in...Windows?

Okay......it really doesn't matter.

Why doesn't it matter?

Doesn't it mean that Vista is more safe than Mac?

You my friend are very funny! Very funny indeed.

Honestly I'm not even going to respond to that.

You my friend are very funny! Very funny indeed.

 

Honestly I'm not even going to respond to that.

Because you know I'm right?

Yep you're totally right. I mean you're so right, why don't you go make an airplane.......omg that was so bad.

Yep you're totally right. I mean you're so right, why don't you go make an airplane.......omg that was so bad.

Yeah, instead of proving me wrong (because you can't), just be a smart-ass. Cute.

FACT: Vista is more secure than XP.

FACT: Vista will get more attention from virus makers due to it's popularity.

FACT: OSX is still more secure than Vista.

FACT: OSX is still more secure than Vista.

Depends on how you look at it.

Vista has "officially" been out for a year now, and we still haven't seen a virus for it yet. (That I'm aware of)

And it's easier to hack an OS X box than a Vista box, ask any script kiddie. (Or Google "OS X easier to hack than Vista?")

But, I'm not naive and doubt the fact that Vista is susceptible to viruses. I'm just stating that it's been a year since it's release, and it has been literally virus-free. Where as when XP was launched, viruses were available within days.

Apple continues to poke at Vista for having viruses, when in-fact, theoretically, OS X has more than Vista.

Clide, just shut up and stop trying to start {censored}, ok? It's obvious you are letting your fanboyish ways bleed through, and frankly, it is irritating.

You are pinning pointless {censored} to a pointless thread and statement. All the user did was search Google for the word "virus", and reported what Google gave back as results. So if you wanna harp and preach to someone, go do it to Google. Not here.

Clide, just shut up and stop trying to start {censored}, ok? It's obvious you are letting your fanboyish ways bleed through, and frankly, it is irritating.

 

You are pinning pointless {censored} to a pointless thread and statement. All the user did was search Google for the word "virus", and reported what Google gave back as results. So if you wanna harp and preach to someone, go do it to Google. Not here.

Uh, who are you to tell me what I can and can't do on this board?

It's not my fault you get upset at facts.

Uh, who are you to tell me what I can and can't do on this board?

 

It's not my fault you get upset at facts.

Sir, the member you were so willing to argue and "debate" with clearly isn't interested in your opinions. Vista, being based on the same underpinnings almost entirely as Windows XP, has most of the same. exact. Viruses as XP. Does it still use the NT kernel? Yup. Is the registry still present? Uhhuh. I've used Vista ever since Build 5048 as an official beta tester and you're just being a fanboyish {censored}.

That happens because it's the name of an old Apple advert (hence the explanation in the search box.) a) It's probably not intentional and I don't think Apple have a reason for anything else on their website to contain the word 'virus'.

fecking fun and shocker

just it

Sir, the member you were so willing to argue and "debate" with clearly isn't interested in your opinions. Vista, being based on the same underpinnings almost entirely as Windows XP, has most of the same. exact. Viruses as XP. Does it still use the NT kernel? Yup. Is the registry still present? Uhhuh. I've used Vista ever since Build 5048 as an official beta tester and you're just being a fanboyish {censored}.

Hey dweeb, does OS X get unix viruses?

(In case if you were wondering, the answer is "No", dumbass.)

Just because it has the same features, doesn't mean that it's THE SAME.

Instead of telling me about your life story (zZzz...) and firing off the word "fanboy" like an insecure 14 year old, why not post an article or some kind of affirmation that Vista does indeed get XP viruses (or even has a virus, please).

Here, I'll help you get started:

http://www.google.com

Go nuts, son.

Just give it time. The fact the Vista still supports legacy code will open the door to viruses.

Just give it time. The fact the Vista still supports legacy code will open the door to viruses.

Well, I can't argue that... but Vista's final code being a year old and not getting any viruses, you can't hate on that.

(But you can hate on how f--king terrible Vista is for gaming... and erm, every day simple tasks...)

Everyone's got their opinions, there's a reason for every one and this is a good place to discuss them but lets not start getting offensive. Its just operating systems, not life or death!

Hey dweeb, does OS X get unix viruses?

(In case if you were wondering, the answer is "No", dumbass.)

 

Just because it has the same features, doesn't mean that it's THE SAME.

 

Instead of telling me about your life story (zZzz...) and firing off the word "fanboy" like an insecure 14 year old, why not post an article or some kind of affirmation that Vista does indeed get XP viruses (or even has a virus, please).

 

Here, I'll help you get started:

 

http://www.google.com

 

Go nuts, son.

I didn't say it had the same features, it has the same underpinnings. Like I said before (which you blatantly ignored), it is still based on the NT kernel with the registry - is UAP really going to protect you against all that many viruses? Yes, Vista is subjected to XP viruses, just as XP was subjected to 2000 viruses.

And, as you wish. http://www.crn.com/software/199701019

Hey dweeb, does OS X get unix viruses?

(In case if you were wondering, the answer is "No", dumbass.)

 

Just because it has the same features, doesn't mean that it's THE SAME.

 

Instead of telling me about your life story (zZzz...) and firing off the word "fanboy" like an insecure 14 year old, why not post an article or some kind of affirmation that Vista does indeed get XP viruses (or even has a virus, please).

 

Here, I'll help you get started:

 

http://www.google.com

 

Go nuts, son.

Sorry to say but the guys got a point. You get to many Apple fanboys shouting "vista sucks" or "Vista = virus heaven" (I made that one up ) and other rubbish without even testing it. CliDE asked a simple question. Show him some proof to indicate Vista has virus. And although he did end up taking this whole vista-virus thing a little too seriously he initially started of like anyone else would have.

Point is I hate MS Fanboys, just as much as I hate Apple Fanboys just as much as I hate Sony Fanboys, just as much....

I didn't say it had the same features, it has the same underpinnings. Like I said before (which you blatantly ignored), it is still based on the NT kernel with the registry - is UAP really going to protect you against all that many viruses?

Yes; if a virus doesn't get executed, then what kind of harm is it going to do? Sit on a megabyte of hard drive space? Oh noez, I got hundreds of thousands of those.

And, as you wish. http://www.crn.com/software/199701019

Yes, I was reading this one before. They're really scarce on information though, example, what exactly does "penetrate" mean? Did it compromise the system?

Saving a text document "penetrates" the hard drive.

If a foreign object downloads itself without your consent onto your hard drive, isn't that considered insecure and a potential risk? I certainly consider it so.

It's useless code if it can't be executed.

That means you're afraid of windows viruses on your mac.

It's the point of it. A foreign object, no matter if it's executable or not, should not be ever allowed to reach the corners of my hard drive. The fact that it can poses a serious lack of security. I have never seen foreign plugins install themselves on my Mac, which is not the same for Windows Vista (admittedly, once I turned on UAP again it caught the rogue plugins).

If you think it's no big deal, care if I just place goatse all over your hard drive without you knowing? (Also, is it really necessary to insert that laughing, condescending smiley in that post? Come on, were having a legitimate conversation here, no need to be rude.)

It's the point of it. A foreign object, no matter if it's executable or not, should not be ever allowed to reach the corners of my hard drive. The fact that it can poses a serious lack of security. I have never seen foreign plugins install themselves on my Mac, which is not the same for Windows Vista (admittedly, once I turned on UAP again it caught the rogue plugins).

 

If you think it's no big deal, care if I just place goatse all over your hard drive without you knowing? (Also, is it really necessary to insert that laughing, condescending smiley in that post? Come on, were having a legitimate conversation here, no need to be rude.)

Again, if it can't be executed, it doesn't serve a threat. Can you not get that past your thick scull? The foreign "plugins" still trigger password authentication in OS X, as it does now in Vista (through UAP). OS X doesn't completely ignore it because it's a virus.

And you try to make the point with UAP in Vista disabled. Wow, just classic.

Rude? You already revoked the reason to be polite -- you burst in this thread with a bullsh- story "OMGZ I USEZ VISTA LONG TIME YES" and proceeded to call me a "fanboy {censored}" without reason, and I'm rude? Please little boy, you don't even know the definition of maturity.

It's the point of it. A foreign object, no matter if it's executable or not, should not be ever allowed to reach the corners of my hard drive.

Any image you load from/inside a website is a foreign object.

The fact that it can poses a serious lack of security. I have never seen foreign plugins install themselves on my Mac, which is not the same for Windows Vista (admittedly, once I turned on UAP again it caught the rogue plugins).

Did those "rogue plugins" manage to execute and drop their payload?

The potential to copy something to a remote system without letting the user know about it, is no vulnerability by itself.

The system is vulnerable, if you manage to execute code without permission of the user.