MAC Defender: A Follow On

Hmmm …

Do you remember me, a few days ago, telling you about Mac Defender, the scare-ware aimed at OS X … ?

Now, I know that — almost within hours — was that steps were available on practically every Mac site going.

With one noticeable exception …

That of Apple, itself …

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Odd …

Not from what I’ve picked up, over the years.

After all, the Cupertino-based company is famed for being very closed mouthed, until it’s damn good and ready to speak its piece.

And about this subject … ?

It has: you can read Apple’s official solution, here.

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Actually, while we’re at … ?

I’ve got to admit to doing a bit of touch of asking around.

Strangely enough … !

You see, while I’m not a fan of Windows — I know a lot of people who are, but not all of us have managed to get Mac — I ALSO know a few people with iPods.

And iPhones.

Both of which hook up to a PC or Mac, through iTunes.

Obviously.

So the one thing I felt I should do is try and find out where the Preferences are, in the Windows version.

Curiosity, for the most part.

For the most part … !

But I’m also very aware that … well … Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

If Apple had made the Windows version of Safari pull off the same routine of opening apparently safe files, as soon as they were download … ?

That had me thinking … !

My solution … ?

Was, frankly, to ask a question on the Apple Safari Forums.

You can read the answer I got, here, but to summarise … ?

Simply all you need to do is is press ‘ctrl’ and the ‘,’.

And in the resultant Preferences, go into the General Tab …

And then tick the ‘Always Prompt Before Downloading’ button.

Hope that lot helps … !