[Grovenet] MACs for Christmas

[Geri]

>> My apologies, Geri. I didn't mean to imply that all of Chuck's customers
>> were careless computer users. I was observing that it's the careless people
>> who often provide the bulk of work and revenue.

Oh, I took it the way you meant it, I believe.

Ron, what Chuck says here is pretty much what
I was going to respond .....  that there have
always been more PC threats than MAC threats,
although I know very well MAC is not immune to
infection either.  PC just has a higher proportion ...

Now Ron, my mind just doesn't want to recall
the unfortunate episode of an unexpectedly
infected computer!  ;-)  Really though, I just
don't seem to remember the details that long back.
However, I was disillusioned to find that my completely
up-to-date and religiously-used McAfee AV let one by ...


Geri


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chuck" <chuck at grovenet.net>
To: "Forest Grove local interests list" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] MACs for Christmas


> Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>> My apologies, Geri. I didn't mean to imply that all of Chuck's customers
>> were careless computer users. I was observing that it's the careless people
>> who often provide the bulk of work and revenue.  
>>
>> Don't forget, you are just as vulnerable to a virus running a MAC as you are
>> a PC. 
>>
>>   
> True.  There are Mac and 'nix threats out there.  But currently - not as 
> many. 
> 
> From a McAfee Blog dated March 2007
> http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2007/03/20/osx-malware-not-taking-off-yet/
> 
> "Today we know of over 236,000 malicious malware items. These are mostly 
> meant for the MS-Windows environment. Only about 700 are meant for the 
> various Unix/Linux distributions. Current known Mac OSX malware count is 
> even less with 7."
> 
> In this context - I would say you are probably MORE vulnerable to a 
> virus running a PC.  Not as much with a Mac.  Still vulnerable - yes.  
> But currently - not as much.
> 
> chuck
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