Security issue with windows on a mac?

[Sweener88]

Hey,
I just got a mac and want to run windows but only for gaming and to use microsoft word. do i need to take percautions now that im going to be using windows or and a relatively safe if i only use the windows while im not on teh interent ( ie. singleplayer games and word processing) im never going to download anything while using windows. im asking cuz i have norton antivirus but dont want to use it if i dont have to (trying to save space and have as least ammount of applications running on windows)

 

[DannySmurf]

If you're not going to download anything while you're in Windows, then you should be fine without it.

 

[ahunter3]

If you want to be really safe, unplug your ethernet cable (and/or phone cable if you use a dialup connection) from your Mac whenever you're about to boot into Windows, and reconnect it only to run MacOS X.

 

[4JNA]

unplug your ethernet cable (and/or phone cable if you use a dialup connection).

or just don't make a dial-up connection... if ethernet, right click on the local area connection and select disable from the 'shortcut' menu that pops-up. same as unplugged without all the work. then X is ready to go when you reboot.