On 7/1/04, ruekiefer wrote: > >I think my question is "Why?" I stopped running an anti-virus program >around Disinfectant 1.1 in 1986, when I decided it was a total waste of >time. I have a Norton Anti-Virus which came with Norton SystemWorks I >got about four years ago, and I've yet to even run it from the CD, let >alone install it. > >My Macs have practiced unsafe sex for going on 18 years, and knock wood, >nothing has ever happened! I read a white paper dated 1998 where the >statistics were something like total known viruses for the MacOS since >its inception in 1984 were 50 TOTAL and for Windoze it was something like >10,000 per month (I forget the exact Windows number, but one gets the >idea!) It is easy to get paranoid listening to your Windoze friends, but >it is unlikely Macs are in any danger. I've read the Apple Discussion >boards for years now, and the most knowledgeable regular posters also >echo this position: they have anti virus software, and MAYBE they run it >once a year or so. > >However, things may change somewhat as the UNIX-based OS X (instead of >the traditional MacOS) becomes more prevalent. Although I personally am >not using OS X, I did recently read that the first OS X Trojan Horse was >discovered May 10, 2004. I don't know anything more about it, but here >is the URL which references the report:
Hadn't checked the link, but the only Trojan horse under Mac OS X I've heard of so far required the user to open the attachment to run it - and that would go back to Chris' comments about *not* opening something from a sender you don't know (or an email that isn't from who it claims to be). On 7/1/04, Doug McAdam wrote: >I have not had any problems either but occasionally I get a response >from someone saying they received a virus from me. So I felt that if >had an AV program it would signal me and I would not forward an >attachment on inadvertently. > >~~~~ Actually, the attachment could have been a Windows virus, and that wouldn't bother your Mac. But, it could bother any Windows-using system that received your email with it attached... I try not to pass attachments on unless I know what's in them. Hey, even if they're not smart enough to get a Mac, even they don't deserve me passing them a virus... ;-) Jim Rohde ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
