On Apr 6, 2005, at 12:04 AM, Keith Whaley wrote:
No computer is "perfectly safe". My Apple iMac 20" and PowerBook G3 systems running Mac OS X are well managed to minimize security risks and viruses, behind a security firewall and with proper user accounts limiting access to virus invasion. No virus attacks have been detected since May 24, 2001.
Godfrey
And, what virus did you get, please? Did it have a name?
Or, did I read it wrong, and you're simply saying "I've been online since May 24th, 2001, and have detected no viruses."
There have been about 10 or 12 viruses reported since Mac OS X shipped. I seem to recall I found two of them, uninstalled, in the first months of release of Mac OS X v10.1 and traced them to an infected CD that I received from a business contact. They were never able to install themselves since I had the security features enabled on my system.
Godfrey
