Re: [WinMac] making a mac cd-rom
Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:48:39 -0500
I give a STRONG second to Bruce's rant about macro virii! :)
At 02:14 PM 12/21/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Curt SIters wrote:
>>
>> I been running Mac for over thirteen years and it has been over eight since
>> I had ANY virus protection because I haven't had any virus' in that period
>> of time.
>>
>> The last I heard was that the official count of Mac virus' was near 60
>> (wintel over 60,000). So the chances of someone getting one are very slim.
>>
>
>The only problem is that this is why the autostart worm managed to go
>through the Mac community so fast. People got real complacent viruses.
>As a consequence the worm got shipped on a lot of commercial software.
>
>But on the whole, if you turn off CD Autostart and don't use MicroSloth
>apps, you're pretty well immune to Mac viruses.
>
>As an example, the last Mac virus I got was the WDEF virus...which dates
>it (and me): that one was 'cured' by System 7...;-)
>
>To be honest, most modern PC's are immune to the vast majority of those
>60,000 virii, as well; they're old and outdated DOS ones.
>
>The BIG pita now, at least from a system admin pov is the %$@#!$
>cockroach-like proliferation of Office Macro viruses.
>
>(thank ghod we're not stupid enough to run a 100% MS shop here, we were
>spared the big pain of melissa and her various mutated cousins.)
>
>--
>Bruce Johnson
>University of Arizona
>College of Pharmacy
>Information Technology Group
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