[X-Newbies] MAC VIRUS

[carwesg at aol.com]

HI TEAM,

Just got an e-mail informing that there is a Virus for us, MAc users!!!
What do you think?  I thought a G5 having a firewall was protected!
Are we protected or should we protect ourselves and how?
Any feedback on this?
Thanks,
Carole

New Worm Aims at Macs
By REUTERS

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16 (Reuters) ? A malicious computer worm has been 
found that singles out Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system, 
believed to be the first such virus aimed specifically at the Mac 
platform.

The worm is called OSX/Leap-A, according to a posting on the Web site 
of the antivirus software company Sophos, which said the worm was 
spread via Apple's iChat instant messaging program.