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Conflicking answers to viruses w/Parallels & Mac
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<blockquote data-quote="captclose" data-source="post: 266786" data-attributes="member: 21340"><p>Any virus will only infect and affect the windows partition only. They will have no effect on OSX. OSX can't read or understand any virus written for Windows and doesn't know what to do with it making it useless in the Mac OS.</p><p></p><p>Here's an example:</p><p></p><p>1. In parallels or bootcamp you download a virus that deletes your hard drive. Your Windows partition would be wiped clean. Mac OSX would remain unharmed and unaffected and operate as usual.</p><p></p><p>2. If You download the same virus while working in Mac OSX then the only risk would be forwarding the virus to other Windows PC's. Mac OSX would remain unharmed and unaffected and operate as usual.</p><p></p><p>Am I wrong?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="captclose, post: 266786, member: 21340"] Any virus will only infect and affect the windows partition only. They will have no effect on OSX. OSX can't read or understand any virus written for Windows and doesn't know what to do with it making it useless in the Mac OS. Here's an example: 1. In parallels or bootcamp you download a virus that deletes your hard drive. Your Windows partition would be wiped clean. Mac OSX would remain unharmed and unaffected and operate as usual. 2. If You download the same virus while working in Mac OSX then the only risk would be forwarding the virus to other Windows PC's. Mac OSX would remain unharmed and unaffected and operate as usual. Am I wrong? [/QUOTE]
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