Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 25th Aug 2009 21:56 UTC
With Apple's Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system arriving on people's doorsteps over the coming weekend, you'd think that all the new features are known by now, and there will be no more major surprises. Well, that's not entirely true: on Intego's Mac Security Blog, it is reported that Snow Leopard comes with anti-virus/malware functionality built-in. Update: Snow Leopard testers on MacRumors confirmed the functionality. How, exactly, it works, is not yet known, however.
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Member since:2005-11-13
Re: Leap-A and Macarena
At first, it they were a Virus... Then classified as a Worm. Then, a Trojan Horse. Regardless of the definition, they are both malware.
Although they were one of the first for the Mac neither of them can be classified as a virus as it is not self-replicating.
I would suggest that you not get the definition of a virus from a software development company who might want to simply sell you their software.
At first, it they were a Virus... Then classified as a Worm. Then, a Trojan Horse. Regardless of the definition, they are both malware.
Although they were one of the first for the Mac neither of them can be classified as a virus as it is not self-replicating.
I would suggest that you not get the definition of a virus from a software development company who might want to simply sell you their software.
You're really arguing semantics here. Whatever you choose to call it, would you want the stuff on your machine? I sure wouldn't.
If a close friend or family member were going to buy a Mac, I would tell them that just because it's a Mac does not mean that it's not vulnerable to viruses and malware. Regardless of how true (or not) that is, I'd rather people I care about to stay security-conscious, no matter what platform they're on.
Better to be safe than sorry, I always say.
Edited 2009-08-26 03:31 UTC
Member since:2005-11-10
Because downloading something, by choice, installing it, and giving it your password, twice, is somehow as bad as a virus and not a trojan?
No security in the world can protect people that thoughtless.
There are no viruses on Mac that auto-install and and self-spread to other machines. The situation is in no way comparable to the Windows world where I am scraping rootkits and malware off of Windows machines (including Vista) all day long.
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2009-08-18
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Re: Leap-A and Macarena
At first, it they were a Virus... Then classified as a Worm. Then, a Trojan Horse. Regardless of the definition, they are both malware.
Although they were one of the first for the Mac neither of them can be classified as a virus as it is not self-replicating.
I would suggest that you not get the definition of a virus from a software development company who might want to simply sell you their software.
Edited 2009-08-25 22:52 UTC