Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:21:48 GMT From: "TeggerÆ" <teggeratistopdotcomnopsamgetheobvious.invalid> Subject: Re: HOT HOT HOT (dont open it)
Dave Hinz <davehinznopsamcop.net> melodiously murmured in news:bn1tp0$rlu8q$2nopsam34476.news.uni-berlin.de: > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:43:45 GMT, TeggerÆ > <teggeratistopdotcomnopsamgetheobvious.invalid> wrote: >> >> And just FYI, MDT Tech, there are viruses that do not require an >> attachment. Having a firewall prevents most of those. > > ...and having anything but Windows prevents nearly all of them as > well... > > ...*if* you have a Classic-System Mac (<=System 9.x), as nobody is targetting those. If you have any version of BSD/Linux/UNIX (including Mac OS-X), you are vulnerable to root kits and other compromises unless your box is secured properly. -- TeGGeRÆ