Comments on: 2010 Mustang: Tradition Meets Tech

By: Rahul Ghosh

Rahul Ghosh — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:28:00 +0000

thanks for sharing the info

By: Lee Wood

Lee Wood — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:58:00 +0000

Watching Porn usually means you need a good AV! )

By: Lee Wood

Lee Wood — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:37:00 +0000

The mac might not have the userbase of Windows, however its becoming the most attractive target… Why? Because 80% of Windows users update windows, and their browser on a regular basis, aswell as their AV software… The last 20% are probably already infected…

How many Mac users have AV software installed? Less than 5% according to official figures, I have two macs, neither of which have any AV installed.

By: alex silva

alex silva — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:28:00 +0000

I forgot to say,
When I ran Windows and Mac I needed an antivirus.
Since I switched to Linux I don’t use any antivirus and never have needed one since I switched.

I am root

By: alex silva

alex silva — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:19:00 +0000

I own a computer repair business myself and seriously you have to be honest most computer users do not actually do smart things while they are online. Probably 50 to 75 percent of my clients come in because of massive viral infection even after I tell them the things to watch out for. You have to be honest here the average end user is probably more interested in looking up porn than actually worrying about not getting a virus. I have removed viruses from almost every Windows PC I have fixed. I have had to removed viruses from Mac as well but I have never had to remove a virus from a Linux box. I have run probably every OS at one point or another and in computer school I was training on probably 7 different OS systems. I found that the schools network constantly got viruses, being a computer school that isn’t surprising at all but what is more surprising is that the Linux networks never went down because of a virus. Linux has it’s issues but usually it is related to not being able to run a program because it needs another program to run. I tell any of my clients worried about security or viruses that they should consider a Linux system. Systems like MINT linux and Ubuntu linux are getting to be very user friendly. The interface on MINT is very Windwos like. Obviously it has it’s differences being a linux and all. Even the installs are getting more end user friendly, MINT Linux install all you have to do is put the cd in the drive and boot from the cd and it brings up a desktop and you click on install to hard drive. It is that easy. Ubuntu has a Windows based installer you can use right from Windows but the menu system of Ubuntu leaves something to be desired. Seriously though you can’t expect the general population to ever learn from their mistakes especially most end users. If all people had common sense I probably would not have a job.

By: Justin Andrew Hansen

Justin Andrew Hansen — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:08:00 +0000

If you own a Mac right now, I gaurentee that if you use your head, you wont need to care about viruses. If the Mac gains great marketshare over the next few years, then yeah I would consider an antivirus then.

By: sri ganesh

sri ganesh — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:21:00 +0000

ya,i am on your side

By: Sunny Singh

Sunny Singh — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:46:00 +0000

Well said. Viruses shouldn’t really be a problem on any platform as long as you use common sense and an anti-virus though. Don’t go out paying for one either, Microsoft Security Essentials is free and has a good reputation.

For less tech-savvy users though, maybe switching to Mac OS or Linux might be a good idea. Linux is free to install too, and is arguably safer.

By: Tim Kissane

Tim Kissane — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:34:00 +0000

The truth is that Linux systems are much harder to compromise than Mac or Windows. Google “Pwn2Own” for an example. Given the incentive of prize money, hackers were invited to attack all three OSes. Mac fell first, then Windows. Linux remained secure.

By: Jordan Owens

Jordan Owens — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:48:00 +0000

You don’t need one!!!!!!!!!