RE: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC

date posted 21st January 2006 18:07

Please excuse the very crude analogy, but that's like saying, I've =
sh&gged a load of slappers without any protection and I've not caught =
anything.

It's people like you that cause the spread of viruses because you don't =
take suitable precautions to prevent them spreading. And no, having a =
Mac is not a suitable precaution...

If there's "no such thing" as Mac viruses, why do companies like Mcafee =
make products like this;
http://www.mcafee.com/us/products/mcafee/antivirus/desktop/virex.htm

Do you have a firewall or are your systems wide open ?

Many viruses and other exploits occur not through software that you =
install but through vulnerabilities in existing software - scripting =
attacks and so on. Who's to say that the latest desktop widget thing =
that you've downloaded and installed hasn't installed some back-door =
software. Yes, the Mac OS asks you when you want to install software, =
but if you let it then who's to say it's entirely legitimate.


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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of =
Richard Quick
Sent: 21 January 2006 17:03
To: Andy Macnaughton-Jones
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC


> It's na=EFve to think that there are no viruses for the Mac - a quick=20
> google search will find references to a number of issues / malware.

OK - put it like this. I've been using my iMac for a year with out any =
virus software and it still works just fine. Try doing that with a PC =
running IE and see how long it takes for you to get infected.
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