[G4] Concerns over Spyware

[Ron]

You can check for open ports at dslreports.com

http://www.dslreports.com/

go to Security and do a port scan. If you have a router and are on a mac,
you probably are not very vulnerable.
> 
> at the moment, i do not believe there is much to worry about in this
> regard with os x. i am not sure if there is any choice other than virex
> at the moment, and although the virus updates come out frequent, the
> really only contain windoze virii that can be spread by macs, but
> cannot infect macs...
> as far as the odd files, what/where were they? with up to 60,000 files,
> there are many that os x installs that look very strange compared to os
> 9....
> 
> sandor
> 
> On Jan 25, 2004, at 10:30 PM, Wade Perry wrote:
> 
>> Hello G-listers,
>> 
>> I have recently developed some concerns over ³spyware² or a Trojan
>> horse
>> virus infecting my G4 933.
>> The OS is 10.2.8 and some odd files have shown up. I am looking for
>> detection software, and MacScan is down/ not available.
>> 
>> Any ideas or suggestions.
>>