[X Newbies] Apple and all of these viruses?

[James S Jones]

I wonder how much of a threat this even is. First, I have the feeling 
that most people aren't using Classic very often. I can't remember the 
last time I started it up and it doesn't happen more than a few times a 
year. Next, those old viruses generally predate OS 8. They might not 
run properly under 9.2.2 if it were running natively. But, under OS X, 
a Classic process that tried to undermine the system would either be 
shut down or cause a kernel panic. Troublesome, but not nearly as 
threatening as what Windows users face.

On Sunday, August 24, 2003, at 01:10  PM, Randy B. Singer wrote:

> And, probably most importantly, Classic can still be infected by an OS
> 8/9 virus.