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 (
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,
1. The internet isn't a safe place, so always be aware of possible
threats, just don't get too paranoid about it (which is what people tend
to do regardless). When filling in a form with personal info, like
creditcard info I tend to check if the url starts with https:// rather
than http://, the
IMHO it all boils down to the last line in the referenced article. That line
is, "No system is totally safe, but Macs have a lot of architecture working in
their favor."
Wen somebody tells me my system is not "totally safe" then I'm the type of
person who is willing to spend a little time, ener
Tim,
I have to concur since I have not had any issues in five years. Now at work I
do have a Mac and it does have an antivirus program. I believe it is NOrton,
but that was not my choice. The antivirus program is a standard part of the
core load, so I just ignore it. Actually I do not believe I
Tim,
terrific article, and I agree with you.
Perhaps I am an innocent, but even those bugs one might get from a windows
user are not going to harm your mac. I tend to guess that those who are
seriously running virtual environments where windows remains an important
part of their computing lif
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,
