[NPMUG] Keeping "malware " on Macs in perspective - understanding the threat

[Dave Sevick]

Tored email worm rears its head on Mac OS X
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Malware on Apple Macs continues to be nothing like as commonly  
encountered as on Windows computers - but that doesn't mean Mac users  
are completely immune from threats.  Find out how a new email worm  
affecting the Mac platform caused a stir, but presents little threat  
in the real world.
http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/05/05/lame-email-worm-mac

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This note comes from today's Sophos Newsletter ... and is being passed  
on to you ...  to keep Mac users  informed on the status of malware on  
Apples running OS X.

As time goes on we'll be updating you with any news we hear and place  
it in context of the numerous ( over 250,000 ) PC Windows threats on  
the web.

That's right .... Macs are still way way better ..... and undeniably  
safer to use.  Tell all your friends.

Until that fact changes, expect us to keep on talking about this ....  
endlessly   :-)

Dave

FYI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware

Malware = "software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system  
without the owner's informed consent ...."

And the key words here are "informed consent" .... so as we preach  
here often >>>

1.  don't open unknown files
2.  never enter your Apple administrator user name and password on  
anything you do not understand and intend to install.
3.  you can always check with us here on the listserve .... we are all  
here to help ....


OK .... I'm getting off my soap box now ....

Dave







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