If that is wrong, please educate me.... Well at the risk of madness, that is NOT THE QUESTION let alone the answer!!!!
Will a suspected infection virus be able to enter my Ethernet connection - notice this does NOT ask the question of entering the other box, just the Ethernet connection - keeping in mind the reasoning here: since Ethernet IS THE SAME FOR ALL MACHINES, and IF I happen to be so un lucky as to have one of them on the suspected machine, it could go into my Ethernet via this connection - this is the question? We would all hope it would not find fertile ground in this Mac, since it does not have Intel processors, so it should be dead on arrival in my machine. It is based upon my study of biology and all them bugs we call viruses. 888-495-3400 Point Loma Credit Union --- On Fri, 2/26/10, Gordon Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Gordon Stevens <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Question of contamination: virus defense, safety > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, February 26, 2010, 9:51 AM > At the risk of displaying my absolute > ignorance, I would say that Macs with G3, G4 or G5 cpus are > VERY low risk of virus. Most virus programs run on > Intel processors and live in DOS/Windows environments. > Most virus programs are tiny and so not very smart. > Thus they probably won't be a problem for you. > > If that is wrong, please educate me. > > On Feb 26, 2010, at 11:05 AM, Jonas Lopez wrote: > > > Question of contamination: virus defense, safety > > > > I have been asked to take a look at a computer that is > suspected to have a virus problem. Obviously, if there is no > intercourse between this computer and my Mac G4, then no > potential issues would exist and I have safety to take a > look see. > > > > BUT, suppose I connect the Mac and the questionable > computer to the same Ethernet connection for access to the > internet! Is there any defense for the ethernet connection > or is this just a foolish question of potential > contamination? > > > > QUESTION: Do I run any risk to my Mac and or the house > ethernet with this possible connection that provides an > access point for a virus of unknown existence and threat? > > > > Thanks. > > JML -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
