OS 10.4 - Limewire on a mac?

sunshine1686 · sunshine1686 #1 (**permalink**)

10-02-2006, 06:03 PM

If you were to use Limewire or a similar program on a mac, can you still get viruses like on a pc?

Thanks

schweb · schweb #2 (**permalink**)

10-02-2006, 06:07 PM

No, there are no Mac viruses. Please do a search on viruses here or look at the sticky in the Switcher forum for more information.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #3 (**permalink**)

10-02-2006, 06:09 PM

Schweb is correct.

The only Virus's you would get are Windows Virus's. They will not hurt your Mac in any way under OSX, but if you give the files to someone with a Windows PC, then they could be hurt, but they will not affect OSX in anyway.

sursuciofla · sursuciofla #4 (**permalink**)

10-02-2006, 06:11 PM

i was wondering, if you catch a windows virus how would you know? Is there a program to find them and destroy them?

schweb · schweb #5 (**permalink**)

10-02-2006, 06:15 PM

Any Mac anti-virus program will take care of Windows viruses.

sursuciofla · sursuciofla #6 (**permalink**)

10-02-2006, 06:21 PM

Thanks, searched threads. I am going to try that ClamXav

lok0420 · lok0420 #7 (**permalink**)

10-02-2006, 08:16 PM

just out of curiosity
if there are no virus for mac, why companys develope antivirus software for macosx ??

NanoBite · NanoBite #8 (**permalink**)

10-02-2006, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lok0420

just out of curiosity
if there are no virus for mac, why companys develope antivirus software for macosx ??

For the peace of mind of switchers......they worry sometimes and have created a demand, IMHO....

schweb · schweb #9 (**permalink**)

10-02-2006, 08:22 PM

If Mac's are networked with PCs Macs can spread the virus and eventually there will be Mac viruses. It's always better to be prepared if you ask me.

Alexis · Alexis #10 (**permalink**)

10-03-2006, 11:38 AM

There are actually one or two Mac viruses, but they are easy to get rid of.

jdgti · jdgti #11 (**permalink**)

10-05-2006, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexis

There are actually one or two Mac viruses, but they are easy to get rid of.

what are they?

schweb #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 13,213 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| LED Cinema Display \| iPhone 4 \| iPad 2	10-02-2006, 06:07 PM No, there are no Mac viruses. Please do a search on viruses here or look at the sticky in the Switcher forum for more information. schweb \| community leader flickr » facebook » twitter » tumblr » google+ » about.me Mac-Forums: On Twitter \| On Facebook \| On Flickr
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schweb #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 13,213 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| LED Cinema Display \| iPhone 4 \| iPad 2	10-02-2006, 06:15 PM Any Mac anti-virus program will take care of Windows viruses. schweb \| community leader flickr » facebook » twitter » tumblr » google+ » about.me Mac-Forums: On Twitter \| On Facebook \| On Flickr
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schweb #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 13,213 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| LED Cinema Display \| iPhone 4 \| iPad 2	10-02-2006, 08:22 PM If Mac's are networked with PCs Macs can spread the virus and eventually there will be Mac viruses. It's always better to be prepared if you ask me. schweb \| community leader flickr » facebook » twitter » tumblr » google+ » about.me Mac-Forums: On Twitter \| On Facebook \| On Flickr
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sunshine1686 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2006 Posts: 151	10-02-2006, 06:03 PM If you were to use Limewire or a similar program on a mac, can you still get viruses like on a pc? Thanks
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sursuciofla #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-02-2006, 06:11 PM i was wondering, if you catch a windows virus how would you know? Is there a program to find them and destroy them?
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sursuciofla #6 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-02-2006, 06:21 PM Thanks, searched threads. I am going to try that ClamXav
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lok0420 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 13, 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 25 Mac Specs: Powerbook G4 15'' 1.5 ghz 2GB ram, 80 GB HD	10-02-2006, 08:16 PM just out of curiosity if there are no virus for mac, why companys develope antivirus software for macosx ??
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Alexis #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2,255 Mac Specs: Al iMac 20" 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo	10-03-2006, 11:38 AM There are actually one or two Mac viruses, but they are easy to get rid of.
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