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From: Basil Jet on 5 May 2010 17:52 On 05/05/2010 21:27, J. J. Lodder wrote: > Basil Jet<johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > >> As someone who recently migrated from PCs, I'd like to start doing >> internet banking on my Mac... how can I check my Mac for snooping software? > > Don't worry, be happy. > > You've got a Mac, remember? I'm new to this, remember. I don't want to be paranoid but I don't want to be naive either.
From: Rowland McDonnell on 5 May 2010 18:30 Basil Jet <johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > J. J. Lodder wrote: > > Basil Jet<johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > > > >> As someone who recently migrated from PCs, I'd like to start doing > >> internet banking on my Mac... how can I check my Mac for snooping software? > > > > Don't worry, be happy. > > > > You've got a Mac, remember? > > I'm new to this, remember. I don't want to be paranoid but I don't want > to be naive either. Jan's an odd-ball. Don't let him put you off. He might be Dutch... Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Jim on 6 May 2010 02:08 Basil Jet <johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > On 05/05/2010 21:27, J. J. Lodder wrote: > > Basil Jet<johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > > > >> As someone who recently migrated from PCs, I'd like to start doing > >> internet banking on my Mac... how can I check my Mac for snooping software? > > > > Don't worry, be happy. > > > > You've got a Mac, remember? > > I'm new to this, remember. I don't want to be paranoid but I don't want > to be naive either. As others have mentioned, 'Little Snitch' is a good way of finding programmes that are making outbound connections. However, lots of programmes will check for updates when you start them up so you may find yourself overwhelmed by false positives until you've got it trained. In general there's effectively no malware out there for Macs - the actual number is greater than zero, but not by much. I've got no antimalware apps, don't use Little Snitch, and don't currently feel the need for either. Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK Please help save Bletchley Park - sign the petition for Government funding at: (open to UK residents and ex.pats) http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/BletchleyPark/ Thank you.
From: J. J. Lodder on 6 May 2010 03:46 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > > > Basil Jet <johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > > > > > As someone who recently migrated from PCs, I'd like to start doing > > > internet banking on my Mac... how can I check my Mac for snooping > > > software? > > > > Don't worry, be happy. > > > > You've got a Mac, remember? > > ... which are *delivered* with snooping software installed by Apple, > snooping on users being something that Apple likes to do. > > Apple's stuff, MS's stuff, everyone likes to snoop on users[1]. > > Rowland. > (who uses Little Snitch and wants to know why Mail.app `rings home' to > Apple when he runs it) > > [1] Except for Stefan Haller, author of MacSoup, who has not equipped > that particular bit of software with anything to spy on users, no matter > what any clearly mad and apparently Dutch people might claim. Sure, you have to activate the spyware feature yourself. But we've been over that before, Jan
From: J. J. Lodder on 6 May 2010 03:46
Basil Jet <johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > On 05/05/2010 21:27, J. J. Lodder wrote: > > Basil Jet<johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > > > >> As someone who recently migrated from PCs, I'd like to start doing > >> internet banking on my Mac... how can I check my Mac for snooping software? > > > > Don't worry, be happy. > > > > You've got a Mac, remember? > > I'm new to this, remember. I don't want to be paranoid but I don't want > to be naive either. If you don't respond to phishing emails you should be perfectly safe, Jan |