At 14:53 -0300 7/31/02, John A. Ardelli wrote: >On Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at 01:55 , Dennis B. Swaney wrote: > >> Does anyone have a recommendation for a good OS X anti-virus >> software? > >What would you need it for? I've never had anti-virus software on my >Mac in four years of owning one and I've never had a problem. There are >so few Mac viruses out there that simply taking the precaution of not >opening E-mail attachments virtually guarantees safety from even those >precious few that ARE out there.
True there are less pure Mac viruses but there are are cross platform ones like the macro types in M$ Office. Also, since OS X is basically an UNIX OS, then it is susceptible to UNIX viruses, worms, etc. Remember that worm from about 13 years ago that infected the internet? That was when the internet was virtually 100% UNIX. Dennis -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
