There are no viruses for OS X, there are a few trojans, which can only be installed when you type your password in, that change your DNS settings to point you to advert websites.
Common sense is a much better protection than antivirus software on the Mac. Don't download software from file sharing networks such as Limewire, don't run installers that you aren't sure where they came from, don't run (for example) an installer that purports to install Microsoft Office 2008 and is only 500k in size (file menu > get info), set Safari not to auto open downloaded files (preferences > untick 'open "safe" files after downloading). The only virus I've ever seen affect OS X is the MS Word macro virus which embeds itself into your normal document template and annoys PC users if they open the file. It affects your ability to send documents to people as the email servers recognise the virus and block the mail but it doesn't affect your Mac at all. The fix is to delete home folder > Documents > Microsoft User Data > Normal.dot Regards Sam providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
