[DM-MUG] Security question

[Matthew W.]

I think you mean "CW." Anyway, no system is 100% safe from attack  
unless you disconnect it from the 'Net, turn it off and lock it in a  
safe (even then?). There have been proof-of-concept exploits against  
OS X, but none could spread themselves without user approval and none  
appeared "in-the-wild," i.e, in public. There will probably come a  
time when there will be an exploit against OS X or one of the Mac  
components that shows up and spreads itself around. For now, we're  
mercifully free of such problems. Anyone saying otherwise is trying  
to sell you something.

I read of a company spreading dubious claims of FUD (Fear,  
Uncertainty, Denial) at this year's Macworld, but they were selling a  
spyware remover.

ClamXAV is free and a good way to keep your system from being a  
carrier for your Windows using friends. <http://www.clamxav.com/>

Mw

On Jan 31, 2007, at 10:39 AM, Stuart Thiessen wrote:

> I do have ClamXav running on my Mac laptop. I have it scanning my  
> applications folder and my home folder whenever something changes.  
> But it hasn't really alerted me to anything in particular. It is  
> just there as a precaution.
>
> I don't think any operating system is 100% virus free. But, I think  
> that Linux and Mac OS X are very well protected compared to  
> Windows. But that is a comparative measure.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stuart
>
> On Jan 31, 2007, at 10:26, Roses Derise wrote:
>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> I am so glad that DW told me about this group. I wish I'd known  
>> about you
>> sooner!
>>
>> Here's a new question: Its commonly said that Mac is safe from  
>> virus and
>> other internet invasion, but I don't feel fully confident about  
>> that. What's
>> the consensus at DMMUG? If the answer is no, then what kind of  
>> protection is
>> best?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Roses