Hi Bill and Ronni Yes, it was more the mention of them, so people knew. Not about how to deal with viruses etc etc,… :) The files themselves generally wont' worry the Mac. Sure if you have Parallels etc then an .exe file will load straight into that and "can" cause hassles. Yes, helpful to have virus software for some instances. And yes, common sense is a fantastic practice to deal with them,… Those emails arrive (with attachments) and I simply delete them. Problem solved. I've got virus software to check my machine (once in a blue moon) but I don't run it all the time. I don't work with a lot of Word documents, bar ones I get sent from clients to check or that won't open. And I can them to check. But I don't generally have to stress about it in my line of work for things coming through my email or computer.
As an aside, in over 11 years of doing computer consulting I've only ever had ONE call out for something that was virus related. And it was an old OS9 computer with a Word macro virus. (And that was about 9 years ago now). It had infected the Word documents but nothing else. An easy fix and software then installed to keep a check on it. But apart from that, I've never had any other virus related call outs, even in the instances where they thought it might be a virus,..a scan showed nothing. I'm sure the same couldn't be said for a Windows consultant! lol :)) (In fact I'm sure for some of them, their bread and butter is removing viruses,…lol. :o) (Thanks Ronni, for forwarding it on as well). Hopefully this email will get here too. Enjoy! KInd regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** On 30/08/2012, at 3:57 PM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > I am sure he is, but Sophos tells me what they are and responds if I tell it > to quarantine. I installed Sophos from advice I got from Charles Taylor at > Macs4U when we set-up a new computer. > > Bill > >> Hi Bill, >> >> What Daniel is meaning I would assume... The zip file in these emails >> normally contains an .exe file which contains the virus; and an .exe file >> cannot be opened on a Mac. >> Therefore they can't cause any damage on a Mac. >> >> Common sense and safe practices is required. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> Sent from Ronni's iPad >> >> On 30/08/2012, at 3:12 PM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >> >>> I am not so sure about no issue for Mac owners. At least with Lion and >>> Leopard before it I started using Sophos and it would frequently pick up >>> unwanted guests. And still does. >>> >>> Bill >>> On 30/08/2012, at 2:17 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>> >>>> Have forwarded to WAMUG for you Daniel :-) And I have been receiving a lot >>>> of the below SPAM emails! >>>> >>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>> >>>>> From: Daniel Kerr <dan...@macwizardry.com.au> >>>>> Subject: Fwd: Spam alert >>>>> Date: 30 August 2012 2:13:27 PM AWST >>>>> To: Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Ronni >>>>> >>>>> Can you please forward this whole email to WAMUG as for some reason both >>>>> times I sent it they haven't arrived. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards >>>>> Daniel >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4s >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> Daniel Kerr >>>>> MacWizardry >>>>> >>>>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>>>> Email: <dan...@macwizardry.com.au> >>>>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>>>> >>>>> ** For Everything Apple ** >>>>> >>>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>>> >>>>>> From: Daniel Kerr <dan...@macwizardry.com.au> >>>>>> Date: 30 August 2012 10:18:15 AM AWST >>>>>> To: WAMUG <wamug@wamug.org.au> >>>>>> Subject: Spam alert >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all >>>>>> >>>>>> Just for interest sake, I thought I'd let all know there's quite a few >>>>>> spam emails about at the moment. >>>>>> >>>>>> These include (but not limited to)- >>>>>> Facebook - "your friend has sent you photos attached". >>>>>> Telstra - "your account current invoice is attached" >>>>>> Apple. - you need to reset your password with this link >>>>>> FedEx / UPS - you have a parcel waiting. Please complete the form >>>>>> attached >>>>>> Amazon - your order is waiting approval or needs finalised. Please >>>>>> complete the form attached (or can also say its a copy of your order). >>>>>> >>>>>> They all normally have a zip file attached. >>>>>> Not a big issue for us Mac people, but some to be wary of. >>>>>> I get about 3 or 4 a day at the moment , all to weird addresses I don't >>>>>> use (but I have a catch all domain so hence get more then normal). :) >>>>>> Some days a nice mixture of all of them. Makes a difference from the old >>>>>> ones (I don't seem to get any more) - Russian brides , Viagra , but >>>>>> cheap meds. Lol. :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope that info helps. >>>>>> (Apologies for the mention of spam itself lol, and mistakes - dictating >>>>>> at red lights can only do so much. Lol) >>>>>> >>>>>> Enjoy! >>>>>> >>>>>> Kind regards >>>>>> Daniel >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4s >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> Daniel Kerr >>>>>> MacWizardry >>>>>> >>>>>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>>>>> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >>>>>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>>>>> >>>>>> ** For Everything Apple ** >> -- 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> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- 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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
