[HM] Re: computer invasion
David Grant
dgrant at iastate.edu
Mon Dec 12 12:05:13 PST 2005
I'm not aware of any malware that targets the MacOS. That's not to
say that there isn't any but I can pretty confidently say that if one
exists it hasn't been detected yet by anyone.
DG
> It wasn't running anything. I just noticed that Explorer, QuickTime and
> another application were open, and I don't remember opening them.
>
> Jane
>
>>
>> On Dec 7, 2005, at 7:10 PM, Jane Sprando wrote:
>>
>>> How can you tell if your computer has been invaded or hacked into?
>>
>> Is it running Windows? That's a good first sign.
>>
>> OS X has a firewall built in and defaults to on. The likelihood of
>> it having been invaded by an outsider is small.
>>
>> Greater threat is someone who sits down in front of it and finds it w/
> > o a password.
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