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Apr 20, 2014 1:58 PM in response to jfarrugiaby Allan Eckert,It is spam just as you suspected
All you need to do is delete it
It will not impact your Mac
Allan
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Apr 20, 2014 2:00 PM in response to Allan Eckertby jfarrugia,Hey Allan!
Thanks for the prompt reply. However, what happens if it was an email disguised to look at spam? Is it still possible nowadays that code injected in email messages can launch or download a virus/trojan/spyware?
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Apr 20, 2014 2:03 PM in response to Allan Eckertby jfarrugia,Do Mac users use any anti-virus protection or are there any notable anti-virus programs which folks use? I just switched from Windows and we all know how things are back there
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Apr 20, 2014 2:09 PM in response to jfarrugiaby Allan Eckert,Most Mac users very quickly discover that AV software on a Mac is more of a problem then it claims it will solve. The majority of them are only able to discover Windows virus since that is all the is available at this time. To do that they use an inordinate amount os suystem resourse while search for nothing. They usually manage to corrupt files systems while doing that. They are also know to have false positive on file important to the system. So once they are quarrentined the Mac is dead. They do all of this great stuff if you install them. I personally prefer to go without them and avoid the problems they cause.
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Apr 20, 2014 2:06 PM in response to jfarrugiaby Lanny,Many of us choose not to pay for software to detect something that doesn't exist.
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Apr 20, 2014 2:08 PM in response to Allan Eckertby jfarrugia,Any recommendations I should do to prevent viruses from infecting my Mac? I heard that's impossible as there are certain security protocols in place which prevent from doing so. Spyware/Malware can be easily prevented from being installed as the user is prompted with a security dialog asking for a password when a program is about to be installed.
How about malcious code hidden on websites or emails or network viruses?
Are there security protocols in place for that?
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Apr 20, 2014 2:09 PM in response to Lannyby jfarrugia,Lanny wrote:
Many of us choose not to pay for software to detect something that doesn't exist.
Meaning to say viruses don't exist on Macs?
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Apr 20, 2014 2:11 PM in response to jfarrugiaby Lanny,There no active virus for the Mac. Excluding Trojans, Malware, and Phishing attacks.
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Apr 20, 2014 2:11 PM in response to Allan Eckertby jfarrugia,Allan Eckert wrote:
Short answer no.
No being that there aren't any security protocols in place or viruses don't exist?
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Apr 20, 2014 2:11 PM in response to jfarrugiaby Allan Eckert,There is malware but not virus.
The AV software is extremely poor at detecting malware, such as trojans and phishing attacks.
Allan
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Apr 20, 2014 2:13 PM in response to Allan Eckertby jfarrugia,Allan Eckert wrote:
There is malware but not virus.
The AV software is extremely poor at detecting malware, such as trojans and phishing attacks.
Allan
Thanks for clearing that up. How about keyloggers which are somehow secretly installed on Macs?
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Apr 20, 2014 2:15 PM in response to jfarrugiaby Allan Eckert,If no one has physical access to your computer for a long enough time period to install them, you don't have them either.
Allan