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melonhead
melonhead
Jul 13, 2013
5:01am
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Originally posted by: franksynopsis
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Originally posted by: melonhead
Lucky me, I don't have to worry about this crap anymore. Was going to buy a new PC a couple weeks ago to replace my old dinosaur, but one of my kids talked me into a new Mac. Loving it more every day...


Well... I run a Mac Pro, and I get the warnings. In the 27 years I've owned Macs I've never had a virus or lost data due to a crash. But, I still take precautions.


frank: What precautions would you suggest I take? I'm running OS-X Mountain Lion. I know there really aren't any Mac viruses per se, but I assume there is a possibility of malware attacks...

franksynopsis
franksynopsis
Jul 13, 2013
5:40am
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Originally posted by: melonhead
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Originally posted by: franksynopsis
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Originally posted by: melonhead
Lucky me, I don't have to worry about this crap anymore. Was going to buy a new PC a couple weeks ago to replace my old dinosaur, but one of my kids talked me into a new Mac. Loving it more every day...


Well... I run a Mac Pro, and I get the warnings. In the 27 years I've owned Macs I've never had a virus or lost data due to a crash. But, I still take precautions.


frank: What precautions would you suggest I take? I'm running OS-X Mountain Lion. I know there really aren't any Mac viruses per se, but I assume there is a possibility of malware attacks...


I'm not really making any suggestions, but I'll tell you what I do. I use AVAST! because it's free and monitors my online activity and incoming mail. I occasionally get warnings like the one mentioned in this thread. It never amounts to anything. I got accustomed to running Norton at my last job and now that I work at home I still like to occasionally scan my hard drive for problems. It could be a colossal waste of time.
melonhead
melonhead
Jul 13, 2013
5:52am
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Originally posted by: franksynopsis
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Originally posted by: melonhead
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Originally posted by: franksynopsis
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Originally posted by: melonhead
Lucky me, I don't have to worry about this crap anymore. Was going to buy a new PC a couple weeks ago to replace my old dinosaur, but one of my kids talked me into a new Mac. Loving it more every day...


Well... I run a Mac Pro, and I get the warnings. In the 27 years I've owned Macs I've never had a virus or lost data due to a crash. But, I still take precautions.


frank: What precautions would you suggest I take? I'm running OS-X Mountain Lion. I know there really aren't any Mac viruses per se, but I assume there is a possibility of malware attacks...


I'm not really making any suggestions, but I'll tell you what I do. I use AVAST! because it's free and monitors my online activity and incoming mail. I occasionally get warnings like the one mentioned in this thread. It never amounts to anything. I got accustomed to running Norton at my last job and now that I work at home I still like to occasionally scan my hard drive for problems. It could be a colossal waste of time.


Thanks - I will check it out.

KayPea
KayPea
Jul 13, 2013
7:39am
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Originally posted by: franksynopsis
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Originally posted by: melonhead
Lucky me, I don't have to worry about this crap anymore. Was going to buy a new PC a couple weeks ago to replace my old dinosaur, but one of my kids talked me into a new Mac. Loving it more every day...


Well... I run a Mac Pro, and I get the warnings. In the 27 years I've owned Macs I've never had a virus or lost data due to a crash. But, I still take precautions.


I bought my first Apple in 1979. Never had a virus. Never installed any virus software.

Dan Svatass
Dan Svatass
Jul 13, 2013
8:25am
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Originally posted by: KayPea
I bought my first Apple in 1979. Never had a virus. Never installed any virus software.
How could you possibly know that you've never had a virus?

Not all viruses are immediately apparent.
Muskeg
Muskeg
Jul 13, 2013
10:07am
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Avast! just picked it up on my end...

sundrop
sundrop
Jul 13, 2013
11:56am
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If this double posts, sorry. Last 2 days been getting the same thing here . AVG caught it and got rid of it.
KayPea
KayPea
Jul 13, 2013
12:17pm
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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
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Originally posted by: KayPea
I bought my first Apple in 1979. Never had a virus. Never installed any virus software.
How could you possibly know that you've never had a virus?

Not all viruses are immediately apparent.


Maybe I should plug in that old computer and see if the virus is ready to activate after 34 years.
BAGIANT
BAGIANT
Jul 13, 2013
12:34pm
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I've never gotten any warnings here. But then again, I go directly to the website and not the homepage!
Dan Svatass
Dan Svatass
Jul 13, 2013
1:56pm
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Originally posted by: KayPea
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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
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Originally posted by: KayPea
I bought my first Apple in 1979. Never had a virus. Never installed any virus software.
How could you possibly know that you've never had a virus?

Not all viruses are immediately apparent.


Maybe I should plug in that old computer and see if the virus is ready to activate after 34 years.
It's entirely possible that none of your Apple computers ever had a virus.

But without antivirus software, you very well may have had some and not known it. For instance, the OSX/Krowi backdoor from a few years ago that wasn't apparent to infected users.
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