comp/net virus protection

[dar512]

Originally Posted by classicman

wow - thanks guys - now I'm afraid my computer may have problems that don't exist. I turn it on, it works. Guess that'll have to do for now.

Something I'm curious about - Why don't macs have these issues?

While I'm sure that Apple works hard to make sure that OS X is secure, the real reason that Macs don't have this problem is that people aren't writing viruses for OS X. Virii are platform specific. As Microsoft continues to step on its own whatever, and OS X gains a larger market share, you'll start to see virii for Macs.

On the other hand, OS X is built on top of BSD (a well worn Unix variant). So it could be that virus writers will have a tough time making headway there.