Oh boy. Here we go again. By the way, nowadays viruses other than malware are usually nothing more than that: something a company cooks up to scare computer users into buying their product. And the most effective forms of malware are not viruses, but phishing, which require you to actively go to their fake websites and voluntarily give them all your personal info --something that afflicts PCs and Macs alike.
F On Sep 8, 12:03 pm, "Wallace Adrian D'Alessio" <fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote: > We took a poll years ago on the PCI list. Out of responses from that list > and soem who responded with figures from other lists of about 2,500 listers > only one real virus was found and that was something a company cooked up to > scare Mac users into buying their product. > > And I read nothing of the current state of affairs to lead me to believe > this has changed. If Mac OS X infecting bugs are out there they exist to > sell preventative software. > > I'm sure Bruce or someone who must administer IT for a large installation > will set the record straight if this is wrong. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
