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Re: [OM] Possible virus warning

Subject: Re: [OM] Possible virus warning
From: Johan Malmström <jmalmstrom@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 08:09:26 +0200
Den 02-05-10 06.01, skrev "Jim Brokaw" <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> So, how does this affect the few who use the Mac OS...? My understanding is
> that it is a Windows problem, I hope someone can confirm that.

I can't confirm in this specific case but as far as I understand these
email-worms often uses VisualBasic in conjunction with some autostart
function. Microsoft has not or were not allowed to include these features on
the mac-platform. The only viruses in recent time for mac is macro-viruses
infecting Word document. But your mac CAN spread other viruses, for example
email worms.

My last virus infection was in 1990, I think, or actually not a infection,
my Disinfectant init discovered the virus and disinfected it. Oh that sweet
System 6 days...

// Johan -- Mac OS X.4.


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