Mac virus fears grow

[Mac Reporter]

By Macworld staff

A number of vulnerabilities have been identified in the Mac OS X operating system recently, including a buffer overflow in the file-sharing system that could allow a remote attacker to take over control of the system. This has encouraged the media to question whether Macs are open to virus attacks.

Full story at Macworld.

[Henjie]

Like what MacWorld said, the vulnerabilities have already been patched in the latest security updates. Maybe the eWeek article just wants to divert some attention away from the Sasser worm that's currently having its fun with Windows systems all over the world. ;-)


~Henjie

[nemcy]

Originally posted by Henjie
Like what MacWorld said, the vulnerabilities have already been patched in the latest security updates. Maybe the eWeek article just wants to divert some attention away from the Sasser worm that's currently having its fun with Windows systems all over the world. ;-)


~Henjie

What do you mean by "security updates"? as in we need to install norton, mcafee and stuffs like that na sa mga Macs natin?

[gonz]

Originally posted by nemcy
What do you mean by "security updates"? as in we need to install norton, mcafee and stuffs like that na sa mga Macs natin?

Hi nemcy -- just perform Software Update regularly, and your system will be up-to-date with all of the relevant security updates from Apple. No cause for alarm.

[Henjie]

Originally posted by nemcy
What do you mean by "security updates"? as in we need to install norton, mcafee and stuffs like that na sa mga Macs natin?

What Gonz said. :-) They're the security updates provided by Apple which you can download through Software Update or Apple's support pages:

Security Update 2004-05-03 for OS X 10.3.3
Security Update 2004-05-03 for OS X 10.2.8


~Henjie

[Edited on 5-8-2004 by Henjie]

[Lakisalayaw1970]

Windows Sasser virus writer gets a break on his sentencing:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4659329.stm

[jps444]

whew at least we dont have to worry about these. but hey why are they selling norton stuff for mac in powermac in greenbelt if we dont need one?

[shooter]

it's not that we don't need anti-virus softwares but there have been a very low count of malevolent virus' that had been created for the mac as against aplenty for the windows platform. I for one am a cross platform user and this @#$%*^* sasser virus had attack the pcs in my home network.

[francismir]

But nonetheless I still think that it's still more prudent to have some form of anti-virus software installed in your computers even though it's a Mac. You can never be too safe and furthermore it just takes one virus attack to destroy your precious work and even your digital memories.

[supermac]

the downside of installing anti-virus programs is that the machine would have a slower performance because of the double time tasking of the anti virus.
thats why, those people who use their macs at its fullest capabilities (like video editors, sound engineers or photographers) can't afford to have anti-viruses.:yes: