Group: comp.sys.mac.comm · Group Profile
Author: nospamnospam Date: Aug 13, 2008 10:48
In article <0001HW.C4C871180001B07AB01AD9AF@ news.sasktel.net>, Ruddell
canada.com> wrote:
> There seems to be a bit of a motion for virus protection using Macs these
> days.
not really. just a bunch of companies preying on paranoid and
uninformed people. nothing new there.
> And because they're selling more and more (again) I guess we could see
> this one coming.
maybe one day, but market share is not a major factor. it's fairly
difficult to write a virus that can effectively propagate on its own on
a mac. the real risk is software that the *user* installs.
> But what's the best product out there just to be on the
> safe side?
your brain.
don't open files whose sources you don't trust. think about why
something asks for your admin password. if it's an apple software
update that you downloaded from apple, it's obvious why it's needed.
if it's some random application you found online (or worse, what
appears to be a document asking for your password), then think twice
about running it.
keep your backups current, so if something *does* trash your system,
you can restore what was lost (and backups cover other disasters, such
as a hard drive failure).
if there ever is a major malware issue, then every mac news site will
have information and how to remedy it. and whatever anti-virus utility
install now is not likely to block future malware, so you'd *still*
need to download something.
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