** David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> writes **
>>My PC running Win2k professional has not crashed once for at least 2 years. >>.... But it was hit by viruses twice recently. It probably has received >>a ton of spyware or adware. Had Spybot installed but it never killed all >>offenders. The moment it cleaned up more will be back in. >> >>The first virus attack, actually a spyware, caused me to give up and had to >>reinstall everything which of course was not everything. I lost some weight. >>The 2nd one took me 3 days to kill. That was a bit of luck. >>Not sure if Mac will be any different. My Mother and Mother-in Law who are now Macintosh users asked the same question.. "Which anti spyware/virus software do I run" To which I answered.. "none" I've been using Apple Macintosh computers since 1995. I have *NEVER* (and never is a strong word) been hit by any virus/spyware and the like. Again I repeat *NEVER* There have been a few 'proof of concept' type of viri that have gone out over the years, and maybe one Qucktime exploit (which still required the user to run it) By and large, nothing.. and my machines have been connected to the internet nearly 24/7 for years, one even running a web server with Apache and PHP.. again nothing. Yes, the Mac will be different... Think Different Yes, the Mac will be different in this regard. |
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