Ok, everyone.... quick guideline... If you receive an attachment with any of the following suffixes:
.pif .bat .scr or, the files: Happy99.exe dwarf4you.exe then it is a PC virus. So trash it. Or send it to someone you don't like. Don't send it to someone that do you like though, because then they won't like you quite so much. Whatever, but know that it is a virus. Be sure to feel nice and smug when you delete them, knowing that they can't affect your Mac. There's plenty of them floating around, I received three or four of them just this week alone! I used to trash them all, but these days I keep all the viruses I receive in a separate folder and use them as a selling point when I am trying to sell someone a Mac, and they can't decide between Mac and PC. Showing them all the PC viruses does help the Mac side a lot! Rgds, Phil (who's still waiting for a virus that will continually flash next week's Lotto numbers on the screen. Why can't someone come up with a virus that results in brand new Ferraris being delivered to your house each day?) >According to my understanding (everyone else correct me if I'm wrong) but, >the answer is yes, yes, and yes. If you sent her a file with a PC virus >attached, it can infect her computer. You may also not be aware of it, since >a PC virus won't affect you at all(unless you have virtual PC). You may not >pick it up if (1) your virus checker is out of date, or (2) it is not set to >check your email for viruses(in the case of email viruses). And yes, it is >possible to act as a "carrier" and transmit PC viruses, especially if you >are in the habit of forwarding mail. > > >Hope this helps, > >Dave > >On 27/4/02 9:49 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 07:45:10 +0800 >> From: David Hudleston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Mac to PC virus >> >> One of my clients, who uses a PC, says she received a "worm" virus from an >> Apple computer via email. >> She suspects it was from my computer. >> However a virus check of my computer did not reveal any virus. My computer >> is also functioning normally. >> Last time I sent an email to her was on April 16 and her computer >> malfunctioned on April 24 - eight days later - and required a new hard >> drive. >> Is it possible to transmit a virus from a Mac to a PC without picking up the >> virus on the Mac? >> And is it possible to have a PC virus on a Mac and not know it? >> regards >> David Hudleston >> http://www.rawleighnet.com.au >> > > >Got a Question? Try searching the WAMUG list archives first at ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/> > >To unsubscribe from the WAMUG e-mail list, send e-mail from this account to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent from the Apple PowerBook G4 of: Phillip McGree Web: http://www.phil.net.au Perth, Western Australia http://chat.iinet.net.au Mobile Phone: 0418 922 500 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Macs for sale - new and secondhand http://mac.iinet.net.au
