[X Newbies] Apple and all of these viruses?

[Randy B. Singer]

Florin Alexander Neumann said:

>
>You're probably right, but you mustn't worry -- clearly, there can be 
>no discussion when one of the participants is struck by selective 
>blindness and pretends he can't see the replies.

We need to settle down here and avoid attacking each other.

>(2) Does that mean the Mac is invulnerable and I don't need a virus 
>utility?
>A: No. Mac viruses are rare, and there have been no OS X viruses 
>reported as yet. But it's likely that it's only a matter of time before 
>an OS X virus shows up. Macs are also vulnerable to cross-platform 
>viruses, such as the macro viruses which affect MS Word and MS Excel; 
>finally, although your Mac would not be affected, you could 
>inadvertently pass on a PC virus to a friend who uses Windows. So it's 
>a good idea to acquire an anti-virus utility and keep it up to date, 
>especially if you exchange Excel and Word files with Windows users on a 
>regular basis.

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


Randy B. Singer
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