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From: mist@cumulus.com

Josh McKee wrote:

> In article ,
>  GreyCloud  wrote:
>
>
>>Josh McKee wrote:
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>>
>>>In article ,
>>> GreyCloud  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Josh McKee wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>In article <9aydnfjKwY3O1hfZnZ2dnUVZ_tCdnZ2d@bresnan.com>,
>>>>>GreyCloud  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Josh McKee wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>In article ,
>>>>>>>GreyCloud  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Josh McKee wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>In article
>>>>>>>>>,
>>>>>>>>>Derek Currie  wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>[ snip ]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Below are a few personal thoughts, for whatever they are worth:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>1) Windows is really is a far less secure operating system than Mac.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>How much malware exists for Windows on the MIPS platform? The Alpha
>>>>>>>>>platform?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Most likely that the hacker could recompile their viruses/malware for
>>>>>>>>those platforms and the same results would happen.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I didn't ask if it could be recompiled. I asked how much currently
>>>>>>>exists. Still waiting for an answer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I don't know of any vendors currently selling Windows on MIPS.
>>>>>>There are no Windows on Alphas anymore. And on the Alphas, windows NT
>>>>>>could
>>>>>>not compete
>>>>>>against Tru-64 UNIX or OpenVMS for Alphas.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Irrelevant.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>So the answer is no malware as there are no windows on both of said
>>>>>>platforms.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Are you saying that there is none? None at all? None for an OS you claim
>>>>>is so weak in security? How can this be?
>>>>
>>>>Because they don't exist.
>>>
>>>
>>>Why not? You do know that we're talking about Windows...right?
>>>
>>
>>Yes, we're talking about windows.
>
>
> Then why can't you name a single piece of malware? Weren't you
> championing the notion of how insecure windows is? Using > 100K pieces
> of malware to support your assertion? Now you can't even give a single
> example. Therefore, applying your "logic" Windows is just as secure as
> OS X. Is this really what you're trying to say?
>

For windows malware:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

Looks pretty insecure to me.
And M$ admits it and has software for removal of said non-existent malware.

Guffaw!!!


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