Re: AUGD: The future is coming soon... or is it?
Re: AUGD: The future is coming soon... or is it?
- Subject: Re: AUGD: The future is coming soon... or is it?
- From: Anthony Caruana - President iMug <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:07:01 +1100
- Thread-topic: AUGD: The future is coming soon... or is it?
Officially the OSX/Leap-A malware is not a Trojan - it's a worm. A visit to
either www.sophos.com or www.symantec.com will provide detailed explanations
on the differences.
Based on current definitions, worms are a subtype of viruses so OSX/Leap-A
is a virus.
Secondly, to not have AV software is just plain irresponsible. While a Mac
system may not be damaged by a virus it can still act as a carrier through
emails that are infected and forwarded to Windows users.
And let's not forget Macro viruses. These still exist and should be guarded
against (although you don't, strictly speaking, need AV software for this as
the protections have been built into the MS Office apps for some time).
For all the MUG presidents and evangelists out there - tell your members to
act responsibly with their computers. Don't accept attachments you're not
expecting, never open an attachment from an untrusted source (IMHO untrusted
means anyone I don't specifically trust), use AV software and tell your
friends to do the same things.
Mr Saxton - my view is that having a Mac may offer me more security and
protect me, it doesn't stop me from being a carrier of malware.
Anthony Caruana
President - iMug
email@hidden
www.imug.com.au
On 21/2/06 6:17 AM, "Anthony D. Saxton" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Feb 20, 2006, at 4:51 AM, email@hidden wrote:
>
>>
>> On 20 Feb 2006, at 12:26, email@hidden wrote:
>>
>>> Since there are NO MACINTOSH VIRUSESĀ
>>
>> Just be aware that this is seen by some as splitting hairs.
>
> Well... It's not splitting hairs! Anti-Viral medicine is not going to
> protect you from bacterial infections or mishaps. Seat-belts won't
> protect you from viruses.
>
> There are currently no Mac Viruses. I instruct my members that Anti-
> Virus software is good. It protects their friends that have PCs from
> getting a virus passed on from their immune Mac. It's not necessary,
> currently to protect the Mac though. What is important is to know how
> to handle unsolicited email attachments (and now iChat attachments).
> It's also important to know where it's safe to download software on
> the internet and where it isn't safe.
>
> I do tell them that it's possible that there might be some virus that
> will infect Macs in the future! God knows there are those diligently
> working on it. When (not if) it occurs, they will be alerted by many
> sources including the Club with instructions on how to avoid and
> remove the virus if already infected.
>
> There is absolutely no reason that the average Mac user should have
> to live with the paranoia that plagues PC users! It's one of the
> benefits of having chosen Macintosh.
>
> Anthony D. Saxton
> President
> The Las Vegas Macintosh User's Group (VMUG)
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