Now it doesn't require an Administrator password. It looks like OS X is beginning to catch up with Windows.

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Now it doesn't require an Administrator password. It looks like OS X is beginning to catch up with Windows.

God lord. You really don't mind making yourself look retarded. Seriously, don't you dare play the "getting personal" card - that really was spectacularly dimwitted thing to post. Trolling, pure and simple.

Lets see what an actual security expert says:

In reference to edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/05/23/malware.security.deb...:

Miller noted that Microsoft recently pointed out that 1 in 14 downloads on Windows are malicious. And the fact that there is just one piece of Mac malware being widely discussed illustrates how rare malware still is on the Mac platform, he said...."Mac malware is still relatively rare, but is getting worse," Miller said. "At some point soon, the scales will tip to installing antivirus, but at this point, I don't think it's worth it yet for most people."

I'm merely repeating what an article in Ars Technica reported. I made no comment of my own about it.

You really don't mind making yourself look retarded.

Why do you always have to resort to these pathetic insults? Are you so unable to take part in rational discussion? You really shouldn't take it so personally that there is now malware in the wild for OS X.

Lets see what an actual security expert says:

Mac malware is still relatively rare, but is getting worse.

Comparisons with Windows are irrelevant; we're talking about OS X here, not Windows. The fact is that, as the "actual security expert" says, malware is now a reality on OS X and is only going to get worse. Welcome to the real world.

Now, can we please try to keep the discussion on a sensible level and avoid the childish insults please.

Mac Malware was always a reality, there just was very little of it about. Anyone that can programme a computer can produce an application that pretends to be anything and because people are naive they may install it.
It's up people to be very careful what they download and what they install and it's up to Apple to help prevent people from doing this by educating them and stopping the worse effects of Malware in osx.

This is not like a virus were people unknowingly in most cases contract a virus from an email or web site this needs to have the user install or at least download and run the programme. There is a huge difference.

The security software industry is busting for a mac virus or malware. They make millions or even billions each year from the mess Microsoft has created and the market is saturated, they need new markets....

Security Update 2011-003 now available via software Update, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4657

Quick install, no restart

It also adds an extra item under SysPrefs => Security on the General tab:

Automatically update safe downloads list

Checked by default.

This is not a good thing surely Bill ?

I'm not sure... there's some more information about it here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4651

I've left it checked for the moment, if it gets in my way I'll uncheck it.

I believe the safe list is just a text file - can't imagine it getting in the way of anything. Haven't checked but I imagine updates to whatever engine is used will still come via Software Update.

I can think of no compelling reason to uncheck it.

Comparisons with Windows are irrelevant;
Yet, oddly, you felt the need to make one.