« previous next »
Pages: 1 2 [3]

Author Topic: Anti Virus  (Read 11588 times)

eclv

  • Moderators
  • Keepin' secrets at midnight
  • *****
  • Posts: 3897
  • Let aka NESSAholic
    • MSN Messenger - Let+B24@aol.com
    • AOL Instant Messenger - Let+B24
    • View Profile
    • Email
Anti Virus
« Reply #30 on: August 21, 2007, 03:30:41 pm »
I was worried one time I sent something to a friend with a Mac and she said the samething, they couldn't get viruses.
Logged

IcyStorm

  • Willing and Able to... Run
  • **
  • Posts: 54
    • View Profile
Anti Virus
« Reply #31 on: August 22, 2007, 08:20:47 am »
Macs can get viruses. It's just that they aren't as common. Virus writers are more interested in writing viruses for the system with the largest userbase. But viruses for Windows wouldn't normally affect Mac OS X.
Logged
- IcyStorm

Jessica

  • VCUBs
  • You aren't tryin'
  • *
  • Posts: 833
  • holly golightly meets vampira goth
    • AOL Instant Messenger - strongxlikemusic
    • View Profile
    • http://myspace.com/jessicacordero
Anti Virus
« Reply #32 on: August 24, 2007, 07:17:27 pm »
Quote from: "IcyStorm"
Macs can get viruses. It's just that they aren't as common. Virus writers are more interested in writing viruses for the system with the largest userbase. But viruses for Windows wouldn't normally affect Mac OS X.



well then people need to stop buying macs to be trendy! because if the mac user base becomes as large as the windows one, then we'll have evil virus writing losers after our poor innocent computers :p
Logged
"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy"
-Ludwig van Beethoven

Will

  • Moderators
  • Fine as dandelions
  • *****
  • Posts: 1735
  • Advanced anti-spam registrations filter
    • View Profile
Anti Virus
« Reply #33 on: August 24, 2007, 08:01:52 pm »
Quote from: "IcyStorm"
Macs can get viruses. It's just that they aren't as common.


They're so uncommon, they don't even exist in the wild!
Logged
"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." -Ozzy Osborne

Ghisy

  • VCUBs
  • Keepin' secrets at midnight
  • *
  • Posts: 3789
  • V-Unit!
    • AOL Instant Messenger - Ghis+V
    • View Profile
Anti Virus
« Reply #34 on: August 25, 2007, 12:22:07 am »
Quote from: "Jessica"
because if the mac user base becomes as large as the windows one, then we'll have evil virus writing losers after our poor innocent computers :p

ROFL
You crack me up Jess, this will probably never happen so don't worry! ;)
Logged
Ghisy
The Original French NESSAholic

NESSAussie

  • Fine as dandelions
  • *****
  • Posts: 1935
    • MSN Messenger - nessaussie@hotmail.com
    • View Profile
    • http://www.mybiopro.com/AU/?ID=harmonium
Rontokbro.U@mm update ;-)
« Reply #35 on: August 26, 2007, 10:55:16 pm »
Finally rid my system of the Win32 Trojan; its last attempt to remain on the
system included creating 5 hidden folders in the System32 sub-directory of
Windows. Symantec AV actually didn't pick up on these; I spotted them as I
watched the file reference log during a full system scan. The spread.mail.bro
reference couldn't have been more obvious. Hopefully I can keep any more
of these of the system with Symantec's updates for mallware & spyware  :wink:
Logged
Pages: 1 2 [3]
« previous next »