CrossOver and Virus - Is this a concern?

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CrossOver and Virus - Is this a concern?

Hello, guys.

New system, lots of ew doubts.

Ok, since Intel Macs allow us to run Win apps using CrossOver by Codeweaver, I was wodering if this will make my system vulnerable to viruses since CrossOver simulates Windows enviroment on my Mac.

Thanks.

JP

MacBook White Core2 Duo 2.16GHZ 1GB RAM, Mac OS X (10.4.10), Apple Care, iPod Mini 4GB, Netgear WGR614 Wireless Router, Sony Cybershot P41

Posted on Oct 15, 2007 1:16 PM

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Oct 15, 2007 1:30 PM in response to JP Ellery

Hi JP, some say yes, some say no! Look at these comments and see if it helps you to make a decision ..

"The short answer is that, in theory, a virus could affect
a Mac system running a Windows program, but that it
would require a pretty extremely unlikely scenario and it
has not, to our knowledge, ever happened.
The longer answer is that programs that are vulnerable
to virii, such as Outlook and Internet Explorer will retain
those vulnerabilities when run on the Mac via CrossOver.
That is, if a virus exploits a weakness in Internet Explorer which
allows it to upload code into memory and cause that
code to start execution, then that same weakness will
exist.
So, in theory, the problem persists."

From here .. http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=64183

Best wishes,
Robert.

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