That vulnerability has been FIXED. As of TODAY. Go get your software update.
And a "vulnerability" is not a "virus."
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That vulnerability has been FIXED. As of TODAY. Go get your software update.
And a "vulnerability" is not a "virus."
Actually, they're just correctly informed, unlike you. That's a trojan. It's not a virus, and it's not nearly as dangerous nor as prevalent as a virus. There are no known viruses for the Mac. Period. (See the link to a reputable site further up the thread.)
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Okay, okay. I just don't want people going around claiming that Macs are invisible...because they aren't.
How many times do people have to say this? A virus is not the same as a trojan. It is arrogance to post smart ass comments like that when even you don't have a clue what you are talking about.
And that related trojan (which was discussed here months ago btw) you have to knowingly download it, then run it, then put your password in when the installer asks you to.
Not quite the same as a virus which would unknowingly transfer itself to your computer and infect it unknowingly is it?
I think you mean "invincible."
Number of times I've had to fix an infected Windows machine: innumerable
Number of times I've had to fix an infected Mac: ZERO.
Yay name calling, the mature way to respond to someone's post. The mac community is great! I so want to be apart of it. 
OK boys and girls, about time to wrap today's "virus thread" up... Don't exhaust all your arguments and websites on this one, 'cause we know we will have another one to deal with this evening, and another tomorrow morning, afternoon, evening... and so it goes
Woof, Woof - Dawg
Woof, Woof - Dawg
I don't quite know how referring to a comment as "smart ass" is the same as calling you a name. . .
Spouting the WRONG information is worse than saying nothing at all.
Spouting the WRONG information is worse than saying nothing at all.
OK boys and girls, about time to wrap today's "virus thread" up... Don't exhaust all your arguments and websites on this one, 'cause we know we will have another one to deal with this evening, and another tomorrow morning, afternoon, evening... and so it goes
Woof, Woof - Dawg
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If you don't go to shady websites then you don't have nothing to worry 'bout..
The only
Please, please, please - it is viruses. Virii has never been a word in English or Latin.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/virii
Haven't got an actual Oxford Dictionary handy to double check though.
Oh good, at least we have something interesting to discuss now!
Viruses v. virii
While we are at it, I always wondered if it was trojans or troji
Woof, Woof - Dawg
Viruses v. virii
While we are at it, I always wondered if it was trojans or troji
Woof, Woof - Dawg
No viruses for Mac OS X but there are viruses for earlier versions of Mac OS (such as Mac OS 9 and earlier).
NO viruses
Only Trojans that require you to enter your Administrator's password
You can pass on a Windows virus and/or trojan if you download suspect files and share them with Windows machines, but OSX is not affected... for those you can use ClamXav to scan your files
Woof, Woof - Dawg
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