It is likely that someone with far too much time and the mind to
to do so will come up with some kind of virus or such, but for the
time being, there are no known viruses that effect the Mac OS. There
have been claims and other nonsense about viruses or serious security
problems with Macs that have panned out to be relative exaggerations
or complete hoaxes. This includes an article in News Week when Vista
came out in which Bill Gates ranted about how Mac users are at risk
every day and Macs get taken over all the time compared to Windows, by
the way. It is, from my understanding, a matter of the architecture
of Mac OS X compared to that of Windows. Also, of course, Microsoft
and security are the twenty-first century's greatest oxymoron.
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On Aug 4, 2007, at 6:28 PM, James Austin wrote:
Hi James,
You don't need one for the mac, because there are no viruses for
mac. People have certainly tried, and failed.
This is due I think to the Unix foundation of Mac OS X but someone
with more knowledge may be able to give you a better definition.
Maybe some day when/if Macs become a viable force in the work place,
there will be viruses, but not today.
Hope this helps
James
PS - If you install Windows on to your Mac, you are at risk from
Windows viruses, but they will only affect the Windows part of the
hard disk.
On 4 Aug 2007, at 23:16, James Jolley wrote:
Hi folks,
What are you all using to scan your macs for viruses? Are there any
free scanners out there and is it as important to have one for your
mac compared to say windows?
Best
-James-
