Yes, I use it too - so far so good!! (and its free!!!)
> Mac's Linux and Unix are very very popular, a lot of webservers are Unix or
> Linux based. Macs are the defacto choice for Graphics people everywhere,
> also those people who make/edit/record music, its just that they are just
> harder to write virulent code for. Many Virus designers code directly for
> Windows applications due to the fact that MS apps are very very simple to
> code virus's for.
>
> A very good and very free anti virus package for home use is AVG
> http://www.grisoft.com <http://www.grisoft.com> its free and the updates
> are free, and it works. You couldnt ask for more in an AV package. I spend
> lots of time online, view lots of web pages and recieve lots of e-mails, yet
> i have never gotten hit with a virus since i started using AVG.
>
> Just thought people may appreciate that one....
>
> Chris Millington
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reynolds Tim [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 08 October 2002 09:25
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> Subject: Re: Virus
>
>
> Of course Mac, linux and unix aren't affected because so few people use them
> that there is no way you can get good publicity from writing a virus that
> hits them...
>
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> I assume everyone knows about the Symantec security site:
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> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/
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> this is very good for distinguishing between viruses and hoaxes
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>
> For Bugbear:
>
> Systems Affected: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows
> XP, Windows Me
>
> Systems Not Affected: Macintosh, Unix, Linux
>
>
> .... what a surprise!
>
>
> Dr Jonathan Kay
>
>
>
>
> On Monday, Oct 7, 2002, at 17:17 Europe/London, Jennifer Johnston wrote:
>
>
> There is a nasty little virus called bugbear which winged it's way to me via
> an e-mail attachment 'Shortcut to northwind'. Looked like my address had
> been picked up from the ACB mailing list so BEWARE
>
>
> Jennie Johnston
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