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JiRaffe · 21-11-2003, 09:38

my mac is about to get hooked up to broadband. i presume it would be a wise idea to get hold of some virus protection software for it but i'm not sure what to go for. Do people use Norton Antivirus on the mac? I've know a few people who have said they've had problems with it. Any advice?

gray · 21-11-2003, 09:40

they make viruses for macs now?

haha i dont use an AV, dont think its necessary. I do use net barrier though (firewall)

tomson · 21-11-2003, 09:44

i was using it, dont bother these days tho.
was using net barrier too, but have switched to the inbuilt os one.

JiRaffe · 21-11-2003, 20:02

excellent, exactly what i wanted to hear.

Brown · 22-11-2003, 08:45

i wouldn't fear virus but more the risk of someone trying to hack into your machine. get a proper firewall. can you afford to lose your mac and possibly all the work on it?

JiRaffe · 22-11-2003, 19:40

er, not at all. that'll be the first thing i look into. cheers

Narate · 24-11-2003, 05:27

your only gonna get a virus if your pretty st00pid.

Which means - no file sharing software!! no crappy plugins, no accepting any file(within reason) etc.

Ive operated on PC ( :/ ) for about 9 years and only had 1 virus when I was downloading off kazaa sometime ago which chruned all my media files into visual basic.

As for someone hacking your machine, tis very unlikely, but never the less if you feel the need there is ample firewalls out there.

Also you can give your machine a free online scan for viruses as they usually update their web stuff often so it will detect all the newest exploits etc. Since nowadays it isnt safe to even click a .jpg link

JiRaffe · 24-11-2003, 08:05

i'll try my best not to be st00pid then. it'll be quite a challenge.

cheers for the info

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JiRaffe Ur mother's ur brother? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 914	er, not at all. that'll be the first thing i look into. cheers __________________ ::: TC Magazine :::

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21-11-2003, 09:40	#2 (permalink)
gray i still want paying Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: newcastle, uk Posts: 4,728	they make viruses for macs now? haha i dont use an AV, dont think its necessary. I do use net barrier though (firewall)

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tomson hairball Join Date: May 2003 Location: London Posts: 3,158	i was using it, dont bother these days tho. was using net barrier too, but have switched to the inbuilt os one.

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Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,211	i wouldn't fear virus but more the risk of someone trying to hack into your machine. get a proper firewall. can you afford to lose your mac and possibly all the work on it?

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Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,207	your only gonna get a virus if your pretty st00pid. Which means - no file sharing software!! no crappy plugins, no accepting any file(within reason) etc. Ive operated on PC ( :/ ) for about 9 years and only had 1 virus when I was downloading off kazaa sometime ago which chruned all my media files into visual basic. As for someone hacking your machine, tis very unlikely, but never the less if you feel the need there is ample firewalls out there. Also you can give your machine a free online scan for viruses as they usually update their web stuff often so it will detect all the newest exploits etc. Since nowadays it isnt safe to even click a .jpg link

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