It is great that you gents are willing to share your expertise and experience. Thank you for being there. It really helps to know that such help is available.
On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 8:43 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Ed and Lee, we so look to you for help in matters like this. > > The reason I wrote is because of my son’s statement that HP logged into > his computer and removed the virus, I didn’t buy that so I don’t know who > did what to him. > > I always had the idea that Mac Virus had to be “allowed” by the > administrator “installing” the thing….which my son may have done thinking > it was indeed HP. > > Thank you again. > > > John > > > > On Aug 31, 2015, at 9:38 AM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> On Aug 30, 2015, at 9:24 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> He called HP, they ask to get into his system, he let them. They said > the printer had spread a virus to the Mac and they had removed it. > >> > >> True? > >> > >> Can a Mac be infected from a HP printer? > > > > First, it is possible the printer was infected with something. It has > been known for several years that HP printers can be infected by viruses > off the Internet. This is because, until very recently, HP had no network > security on their printer, and millions of older printers have no security > and never will. The problem is so bad that an HP printer can be infected > just by sending it an appropriate file to print. They have their ports wide > open — including telnet — and there is no security check on firmware > updates, so anybody can install anything. > > > > HP has had its head buried in the sand on this issue for years. > > > > But, second, I’m highly skeptical of the claim the printer infected the > Mac. I’ve seen nothing on any of the standard security sites about such > problems. The HP guys would have to be pretty good Mac hackers to remotely > diagnose and remove a virus from your wife’s printer. HP has never been > known for having really intelligent Mac people on their help lines. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MacGroup mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >
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