[thelist] thinking of getting new mac
Jeff Howden
jeff at jeffhowden.com
Wed Sep 24 23:32:00 CDT 2003
chris,
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> From: Chris Johnston
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> Virus are fairly rare when it comes to Macs. Most virus
> writters target Windos machines not because everyone has
> them, but because they just so simple to write.
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you're completely forgetting about motive if you think that's true. there's
way more to gain by infecting a larger percentage of the base of computer
users. the group you have to target to do that is windows users.
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> In many ways though, just having a Mac is great
> protection.
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protection comes down to one thing, common sense. i've been on a pc for the
last 6+ years (all of those online), have never installed a single bit of
anti-virus software, and have *never* been infected.
if macs suddenly become a valuable target, where will you be then without
common sense?
.jeff
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