Hi Clyde and WAMUG'ers, Yes, this program was 'scary' to say the least. It just shows how prudent one must be on the internet.
I am not sure of which application would be recommended to check for the 'bots' etc on the Mac OS X, but I use a very good software called Little Snitch which will indicate every time an application on my computer wants to 'phone home'. I can then either allow it or stop it from doing so. How good it is to stop the 'bots' I would not know, but possibly one of our resident gurus - Ronni et al, could help with more info. Kind regards, Philippe C 2009/8/17 Clyde McLennan <cmcle...@westnet.com.au>: > > Hi all, > Following the 4 corners program on internet security, especially in regard > to wireless networks etc, one feels a little vulnerable. (see > http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/default.htm for the ABC's on-line version of > the program) > > One area that was mentioned was 'bots' or robots placed on your system > that can be used by others to do nasty things. My question is about the Mac > OSX system: > 1. How do we know if we have a 'bot' on our system, > 2. If we have, how can we get rid of it. > 3. What software should we be running to protect ourselves from them. > > with thanks ... Clyde > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
