[X Newbies] Apple and all of these viruses?

[Chris Walker]

On 23/8/03 Randy B.Singer wrote: 

>I would also prefer to believe that it can't be done.  But I'm not naive. 
Thanks for the replies Randy and Eugene.  Actually I'm in the same camp
as Randy - to suggest that it can't be done is inviting trouble.  I think
for corporates the main problem is that they insist on standadising on
one platform.  A sensible strategy would be to have diverse platforms and
then at least something would be left standing in the event of attack.   

Since this is a Newbie list, it might be worth someone posting a quick
rundown on how to check that your Mac is locked down.  For example, is it
worth setting up separate admin and user accounts (users without admin
privileges), given that many machines are single user.  Check firewall is
on (but how do you stop malicious code from dialling out).  Is it really
worth having anti-virus software and which seems the most effective?

My router has a built in firewall, but these are not invincible.  How do
I minimise the damage if something does get through?

OK Randy, it's probably all in the Macintosh Bible, but a quick rundown
might be useful :-)

cheers,
Chris