Re: AUGD: Protection on the interwebs
Re: AUGD: Protection on the interwebs
- Subject: Re: AUGD: Protection on the interwebs
- From: "Randy B. Singer" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:16:12 -0800
On Jan 7, 2014, at 7:28 PM, Laura M. Phillips wrote:
> that's why I use the spamdrain, was surprised to actually see that it caught the virus at the server. I mostly liked all the spam it kept away.
I hadn't heard of SpamDrain before. Looks interesting.
I use SpamSieve to the same effect. It works like magic and is highly accurate. The advantage is that I'm in complete control of how it works and can comb through my spam locally (and offline, if I prefer) before I decide to permanently delete it.
> Mac's really don't need the other programs. The creator's of the virus do windows because it's easy. The mac is way more complicated and would take to much time to develop :)
Exactly. And while it is still possible to create Mac malware, Apple has shown that they will consistently patch OS X against new malware, making profit-oriented malware unprofitable. (It takes a lot of time and money to create Mac malware. If it is neutralized on every Mac user's machine automatically soon after being released, there is little financial incentive to keep creating malware for the Mac.)
Check out the lengths that Apple went to to protect us from MacDefender:
Mac Malware 'Explosion' Missing In Action
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/07/21/mac-malware-explosion-missing-in-action/
Quote:
"For a period of several weeks, we see the rapid cat-and-mouse game predicted by people like Ed Bott. Variants of MacDefender appear at the rate of about one a day, and we see a corresponding update of the XProtect definitions file once or even twice a day also."
Apple is not a laggard in updating virus definitions for OS X.
> But, if you are going to run Windows on your mac, you do want a program for the PC side.
That's very true. In fact, Cryptolocker (for Windows only) is such a malicious bit of malware that Mac users running Windows in a virtual machine (e.g. Parallels or Fusion) are advised to take precautions, not just to keep their Windows partition safe, but to keep their entire computer safe, and computers on their LAN.
There has been some concern expressed that Cryptolocker can cause problems for your Macintosh software via the "Sharing" function within VMware Fusion and Parallels that mounts Mac home folders in Windows. It might be a good idea to disable that feature, and any connections to your LAN from within Windows.
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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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