MacOS X how many of u install firewall,antivirus on mac?, do u ?
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 Jun 9 2007, 05:27 PM
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QUOTE(iluvena @ Jun 9 2007, 02:38 AM) u need it coz nowadays some applications are from microsoft.. ie ms office.. maybe it can spread from docs to docs.. regardless of the OS. but i dunno.. creating virus for windows are more fun i think coz of huge customer based. well even it is docs format. your mac system won't have many "effects" or side-effects. it's totally harmless, unless the virus is "cross-platform". I doubt it   Usually virus/worms are .exe, so it's useless in mac system.  |
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Jun 9 2007, 07:41 PM
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3,429 posts Joined: Nov 2004 From: alor star • selangor • skudai 
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suddenly a virus appear to be .dmg... how ar?
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Jun 9 2007, 08:42 PM
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351 posts Joined: Nov 2005
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QUOTE(BridgestoneRE711 @ Jun 9 2007, 07:41 PM) suddenly a virus appear to be .dmg... how ar? huhuhu..then everyone here will be busy installig antivirus i guess.. but i doubt virus will appear in dmg in the near future..not untill mac dominate the computer world.. |
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Jul 28 2007, 12:35 PM
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218 posts Joined: Dec 2005 From: Scheol 
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wat a joke , mac is free of viruses , wat for wanna install anti virus into mac LOL!
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Jul 28 2007, 06:55 PM
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659 posts Joined: Apr 2007 From: Russia with Love
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yeah, installing anti virus only slow ur computers down. so no to windows..!
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Aug 26 2007, 12:33 AM
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2,558 posts Joined: Jan 2003
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AV? what AV for Mac? Never use any... not even try...
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Aug 26 2007, 05:32 PM
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12,925 posts Joined: Mar 2005 From: Kuala Lumpur
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None not needed at all
Let me see Even if i open that sites , It would not infect safari and let alone opening the .exe. So I am safe. No browser hijacking ActiveShit + M$ VB = nope...It does not hijack Firewall , yes its a must have . It does not matter if its OSX/Windows/*nix. All *nix system comes with a solid foundation . But again if you're hosting somethings. Its better to have Firewall. OSX comes with bulit-in firewall which is very good. If you have a router, you have a hardware firewall and you can safely switch the OSX firewall (unless you're paranoid) |
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Aug 26 2007, 11:03 PM
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48 posts Joined: Aug 2007
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i don't use any AV at all... OSX built-in firewall is enabled though
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Aug 26 2007, 11:23 PM
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3,952 posts Joined: Apr 2005 From: Sector 1921B, Delta Quadrant
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I am that paranoid though.... I have my firewall on both hardware and OS.... as for AV, nah.... unless you're sharing files with a PC, you might be a virus carrier though....
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Aug 27 2007, 12:15 AM
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QUOTE(Eithanius @ Aug 27 2007, 12:23 AM) I am that paranoid though.... I have my firewall on both hardware and OS.... as for AV, nah.... unless you're sharing files with a PC, you might be a virus carrier though.... yea... but no harm if in mac osx or linux. If spotted unknown files or what, just delete it la. as simple as that.  |
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