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Re: Virus?
pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter) writes:
> In article <20030318200140.16334.00000228@mb-mo.aol.com>,
> Quadrajet1 <quadrajet1@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >>> I just received an e-mail with a 156K attachment named
> >>> "UPDATE705.exe"
> >>
> >>Yep, contains Win32.Gibe.B worm.
> >>
> >>Marsha
> >
> > Ehhhh. You PC people get what ya deserve.... :)
> >
> > A Mac and Apple User
>
> It's also a reason why you wouldn't want the Mac to become as
> popular as the PC currently is: if it did, the Mac would become
> subjected to the same flood of viruses and worms....
>
> However, there are some easy precautions you can take on a PC
> to cut down the risk considerably:
>
> 1. Don't use Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express for email.
> There are plenty of alternatives.
>
> 2. Don't open any executable file you receive in your mail
> which arrives unexpectedly.
>
> Personally, I read my mail and news on a UNIX system, which
> makes me immune to all these viruses and worms.
Reading them on a Mac, using MacOSX has the same effect. At
least as long as you avoid Microsoft's mail clients.
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