I have encountered that trojan on the full version of their site. its a little hard to load when java is disabled.
this is why I use the mobile version of the site most of the time. I only use the full version for some account updates, and a few other things mot accessible via the mobile site (I have written Facebook webmeisters about this). -Eric On Nov 1, 2010, at 11:17 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Currently, there is a Java applet on Facebook that is transmitting a trojan > cross platform. Java can do this. That, combined with the general idea that > the more people who use the Mac, the more malware will be created for it. > Sorry, human nature, my friends. > > Teresa > On Oct 31, 2010, at 8:05 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I've been watching these virus protection threads for a while and still ask >> the question: >> >> • What makes you feel the need to have such an animal on your Mac? >> >> There are really no virus threats within MacOS X. There were a number of >> them in OS 9 but most of you, if running Snow Leopard, don't have any OS 9 >> matter on your computer anyway as Classic is no longer supported. There is >> the argument that you may unintentionally pass things on as you forward >> eMails from Windows users but that can be easily managed by watching what's >> attached to the messages you pass on. check out this article for your own >> interpretation: >> >> http://www.silvermac.com/2008/why-there-are-no-viruses-for-osx/ >> >> FYI, I haven't used a virus protection package myself since OS 9 and I don't >> use them at my place of work either where we're running close to a 1000 Macs. >> >> Just my opinion and you can take it however you choose. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On 2010-10-31, at 4:47 AM, chad baker wrote: >> >>> Hi is there any free antivirus programs for mac? >>> i tried i antivirus but found it sluggish when reading through vo was >>> responding slow. >>> how's clamsev? >>> thanks >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
