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Oompa Loompa
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2006-04-02, 07:49

Just a short question and maybe I am being stupid: is there some software available for the Mac which allows you to open (e.g. downloaded) files in 'quarantine'? This question is related to the recent security issues within Safari. I know Apple recently plugged the hole. But you know these stinky teen hackers: they will find other ways to toy with us.

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Jason
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2006-04-02, 08:06

Not running as Admin would surely help here. I guess anything malicious would want access to root etc.
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2006-04-02, 08:58

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Just a short question and maybe I am being stupid: is there some software available for the Mac which allows you to open (e.g. downloaded) files in 'quarantine'? This question is related to the recent security issues within Safari. I know Apple recently plugged the hole. But you know these stinky teen hackers: they will find other ways to toy with us.

Thanks!
SuperDuper! has a sandbox mode for this.
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