[AGL] Safari dont work, Internet Explorer does

[michele mason]

Thanks Dave!  Peace of mind is great as I have OSX. Not knowing, I've 
downloaded some "spy ware". Should I use it? Or just dump it for taking 
up space? See, you did know more. You know, I'd like to change from 
Earthlink. I'm looking around. Any wisdom to impart? EL costs more and 
has complicated my life, but getting better at it now.  You've seen I 
assume (I hate to do that) that Wayne S invited me to 
gmail—m11.mason at gmail.com.  Michele

On Nov 15, 2006, at 8:32 AM, J. David Moriaty wrote:


> Thanks to those of you who have voiced your mistaken faith in my Mac 

> expertise. Actually, it is been over a year since I last taught (I'm 

> retired, dudes) and that means any expertizee is dead meat.

>

> There aren't any anti-virus programs for Mac OS X because it doesn't 

> need any, so far.

>

> What many PC people don't understand is Mac system X doesn't have any 

> spyware, virus, or keylogging problems (unless you are using a work 

> computer where keylogging has been installed with the company's 

> permission) because of the clever Mac keychain.

>

> This security feature requires your consent for any execution programs 

> that get installed, then assigns them an encrypted code. It changes 

> this randomly, and every time you turn on your computer it compares 

> the keychain's list with any programs that try to boot. Even if the 

> code is hacked, the program lists won't match.

>

> Here's how it works:

>

> http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/security/

>

> If the keychain catches something that doesn't match, or a duplicate 

> program, it shuts it down. If you get a couple of unexplained 

> shutdowns in a row (very rare, once a year or less) you go to 

> utilities and run a disk check that fixes the keychain, printing a 

> blow-by-blow description of what it's doing while it's doing it. 

> Foreign programs like RealPlayer seem to feature prominently in these 

> fixes.

>

> Apple automatically updates its security features via internet.  I 

> haven't a clue as to how they keep these updates secure.

>

> j.dave

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