Dave Hinz melodiously murmured in news:bn1tp0$rlu8q$ snipped-for-privacy@ID-134476.news.uni-berlin.de:
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>> And just FYI, MDT Tech, there are viruses that do not require an
>> attachment. Having a firewall prevents most of those.
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> ...and having anything but Windows prevents nearly all of them as > well...
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...*if* you have a Classic-System Mac (
Perhaps, but these are neither viruses, nor are they worms.
Dave Hinz melodiously murmured in news:bn1voe$s25un$ snipped-for-privacy@ID-134476.news.uni-berlin.de:
True, but they can compromise your computer to similar effect.
For values of "similar" which involve orders of magnitude less frequent, likely, or prevalent, yes.
Dave Is there any way to protect an address book short of just not having one? davidj92
Short answer: Use anything but Outlook. Longer answer: don't open any attachments, keep your firewall turned on, keep your security updates up to date, don't buy Windows next time around, and so on.
This is probably way, way off-topic for any of the groups it's on, but my email works if you'd like to talk about this in detail.
Dave Hinz
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