Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/25

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Virus
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Fri Aug 25 09:27:06 2006
References: <200608251542.k7PFgNrG031053@server1.waverley.reid.org> <861908C4-08DC-4EE2-A74D-7AAFC03986DD@optonline.net>

On Aug 25, 2006, at 12:20 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

>
> On Aug 25, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Brian wrote:
>
> With regards to the virus reported by Nathan from someone using  
> GeeBee's address,
>
>> It did, however, come from someone who is subscribed to the LUG.  
>> At least one of you has a virus-infected computer.
>
> I understand that Nathan is using a Mac Powerbook G4 laptop. I have  
> a plethora of Macs ranging from early models to the latest Intel  
> Mac and I have found very few PC viruses that will infect them.

I know of none, but we do see them hit the mail on Macs. We receive  
them, they just don't do anything but clog our mail.


> Certainly none that will get through a Systemworks virus screen.  
> Viruses are a serious matter for the LUG since so many of us come  
> from different computing environments and it is possible that some  
> new infection may slip under the barrier. I would like to know the  
> nature of the virus that Nathan found. Any comments Nathan? What  
> operating system are you using?
>
> Larry Z
>
> P.S. The only serious locus of Mac virus infestation I found was at  
> the University of Wales. It must have something to do with the leeks.

More likely OS 7

;^)


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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Virus)