We're with you, Walt. Our PCs are entirely dedicated to one software
program (each). They are not networked with the Macs and are not
connected in any way to the internet. Thus, we've been virus-free
from the outset.
Bernie
>Note that I use Macs. PC virus dies when it tries to touch my computer.
>If it even gets through the router. I don't allow my PC to play on the
>net, it's not even connected to our Lan. Nothing but macs to play with
>on the Lan for a virus. None of the things bugbear needs to exist are
>here from what I read about it.
>
>You did get the message via Yahoo. Maybe they are handing out virii
>tonight. Though I just checked what got back to me in detail and no
>extra content. Nor does the echoed copy of my original of that message.
>The virus load for bugbear is big enough to be noticeable.
>
>I'm also on OS 9.2, not the unix based OS 10.2. There are unix virus
>attacks, though I've not heard of any that ran successfully on OS 10.2.
>It has it's own form of security for that.
>
>Yes, I see email attacks come in here every day, just so much dead data
>here.
>
>I have recently moved to Netscape 7, but so far I've seen nothing to
>indicate it's been attacked. They might could get in with a cookie or
>something. But most of the cookies I've tossed out were places like
>Yahoo attempting to spy. I actively manage my cookies so am aware of
>what's added there.
>
>I do know that at least one PC somewhere that had my email address in it
>was infected. Spoof messages with my email for return have shown up I
>see them when they have a bad email address and bounce back to sender. I
>hand them over to my ISP for processing. Did you check to see if the
>message in question came directly from Yahoo's setup?
>
>It would be very nice if PC folks took a little interest in security.
>Quit buying that wide open OS that my 80 year old mother could probably
>break into. Or my cat.
>
>Walt
>
>
>Richard Guthrie wrote:
>> Good Evening;
>> My Norton anti-virus informed me that there was a "bugbear" virus on this
>> message and quarantined it. Hope you have been brought up to date on this.
>> This is in case not.
>>
>> Rich Guthrie
>>
>>
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