[OT] MacDefender

[stephen barncard]

I meant when one works hard at ignoring the warnings, one gets what one
deserves.
There are many situations where one can't be protected from one's own
errors.


On 19 May 2011 11:24, Roger Eller <roger.e.eller at sealedair.com> wrote:

> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 2:08 PM, stephen barncard
> <stephenREVOLUTION2 at barncard.com> wrote:
> > Touched a nerve. Sorry for the soapbox.
> >
> > Actually most mac users are USED to seeing these cheezy popups which
> always
> > lie and the ads usually refer to Windows (the links are zip files that
> fail
> > harmlessly).
> >
> > Most mac users are informed enough about this stuff to ignore it anyway.
> >
> > Anyway, if you've downloaded and installed this thing, then you get what
> > you deserve.
>
> I don't believe that anyone DESERVES to get a virus.  There are
> newbies (noobs) even to the intuitive Mac OS.  There are innocent
> little grandmothers that got a Mac mini for Mothers Day.  Do they
> deserve to get a virus because they didn't know not to install it?
> Hmmm... I must have gotten my nerve touched too.
>
> ~Roger
>
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