[WinMac] Viruses on the Mac


Peter Gunn(pdg1[at]cornell.edu)
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 10:43:49 -0500


>I did have to disable the Norton Anti-Virus though... the updater to
>5.0.3 for some reason refuses to run on some machines and since virii
>on the Macs aren't really a problem anyway so Anti-Virus is now
>disabled on all our Macs.

I beg your pardon?

While I agree with leaving NAV's Interrupt extension disabled because
of all the problems it causes, I wouldn't characterize the situation of
virii on the Macs as "not really a problem". The proliferation of
Microsoft Word Marco viruses is a constant chore for me (running a
general-purpose university computing lab), and the "recent" threat of
the AutoStart Worm is a serious concern. Yes, there are some simple
steps I can take to protect against these virii. I just get nervous
about a statement implying that virii aren't worth worrying about for
Mac users.

Peter Gunn

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