B4T

On the news just now was a report about a computer virus that infects both Mac and PC users..

You can go to dcwg.org to see if you are infected.. http://www.dcwg.org/

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480sparky

Macs cannot be infected. It's physically impossible. I've been told so.

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Chris1971

They're bullet proof but not missile proof.

480sparky

Who's shooting guns? I'm talking about computer viruses.

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macmikeman

Let an old man tell you about mac virus's . Seven dust and about a hundred others were very prevalent in the first years when the Mac operating system was first around. Seven dust was a virus created in Hypercard of all things.
Contrary to popular opinion, when Google holds competitions for hackers to bust privacy settings and take over computers of all the different operating systems on purpose for a prize, most times the mac goes down either first or second. The other one broken into either first or second is Windows. Put out any operating system and after a while they will figure out how to break into it, no matter what you do to stop it. That is why Wikileaks got a million so called top secret documents, because there were flaws in the security of the system used. (in that case a human made copies and did an underwear stuff before sneaking out the door , as in the same way a prominent Congressman did to his records a few years back...). No matter the end result is all the same. Now that there are apple stores at every mall, there will be viruses and other malware for the mac os. Bet on it. The real prize though is the IOS, not the MacOS. That one is way more secured right now, but give it some time and presto........ IOS attacks.

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B4T

There is a link there and one click tells you if you're infected.. I am clean..

The news story made a special mention about you thick headed Mac users.. the days of being bulletproof are over..

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macmikeman

There is also something else to think about. The ones who create the malware out there are not always the Russian mafia or Chinese Gmoles. A bunch of it comes out of Virginia. And then you are invited to official sites to get it cleaned off your system. Nuff said.....

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480sparky

Funny. This all sounds familiar.

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HARRY304E

YA! but those viruses look like this....

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HARRY304E

Probably wipe your computer clean....

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Magnettica

Still good over here.

B4T

I didn't realize it when I started my thread.. the one click button on the website I posted is what I thought was important..

Since you have powers here feel free to relocate my first post and kill the thread.. nothing wrong with doing that..

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pudge565

I was told by a computer wizard that they can but are less vulnerable due to the way that they have to be infected. Something about actually having to get into the mainframe or so shiz.

B W E

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480sparky

Eskimos can't catch colds.

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BBQ

BBQ is always right.

B4T

Even BBQ can be over cooked if left on the "grill" too long..

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macmikeman

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