[X Newbies] Viruses on X

[T. Patrick Henebry]

On 7/31/03 11:43 AM, "TheMacintoshLady" <TheMacintoshLady at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Can OS X be infected by these .pif, .exe, or .scr files that are sent by
> PC users?
 
No. But..if you exchange files with PC users it's a good idea to scan them
with Virex. (Which unlike Norton Antivirus for Mac *will* detect PC
viruses.) That way you can at least let them know about it.


As for keeping virus definitions up to date, that's only half the battle.
Even with the latest definitions you still need to scan the drive regularly
in case something slipped through between the updates.
-- 
T. Patrick Henebry
tphenebry at comcast.net