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1. Re: The future is coming soon... or is it? (email@hidden)
2. Re: The future is coming soon (Frank Petrie)
3. Re: The future is coming soon... or is it?
(Anthony Caruana - President iMug)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:48:26 +0000
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Subject: Re: AUGD: The future is coming soon... or is it?
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On 20 Feb 2006, at 19:17, Anthony D. Saxton wrote:
On Feb 20, 2006, at 4:51 AM, email@hidden wrote:
n 20 Feb 2006, at 12:26, email@hidden wrote:
Since there are NO MACINTOSH VIRUSES…
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.
But Anti-virus software will protect you from Trojans. So, rethink
your metaphors. This isn't a biological agent, it's computer
software. You've just made yourself look silly.
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.
I hope, Anthony, that you'll not mind me providing your email address
to each and every person who gets infected with the malware to come.
And also those who I know will never be able to retain the
cluefulness required to keep a Mac immune.
Okay?
M
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:42:04 -0500
From: Frank Petrie <email@hidden>
Subject: AUGD: Re: The future is coming soon
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The future? You just missed it.
Frank
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:07:01 +1100
From: Anthony Caruana - President iMug <email@hidden>
Subject: Re: AUGD: The future is coming soon... or is it?
To: Apple User Groups <email@hidden>
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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 VIRUSESŠ
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)
http://www.lvmug.com/ _______________________________________________
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