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<blockquote data-quote="MichaelSullivan" data-source="post: 80431"><p>Tiranis, maybe we can clear up the termonology...</p><p> </p><p>VIRUS: A piece of programming code inserted into other programming to cause some unexpected and usually undesirable event, such as lost or damaged files. The virus can lie dormant until circumstances cause its code to be executed by the computer. </p><p> </p><p>WORM: a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers" </p><p></p><p>TROJAN: (also called a Trojan horse) is a software program in which harmful or malicious code is contained within another (seemingly harmless) program. When this program executes, the Trojan performs a specific set of actions, usually working toward the goal of allowing itself to persist on the target system. Trojans can allow hackers to open backdoors on your system, giving them access to your files and even network connectivity. </p><p> </p><p>Firstly, when I search on symantec for Mac viruses/trojans/worms I get over 3000 results. I can easily locate the same information via google. Therefore it is safe to discredit your statement that there are no known viruses or worms that target the mac.</p><p> </p><p>Secondly, and much more importantly, this is a public forum where people won't always agree. There is no reason to think that just because you posted in a thread which I started, that I may not question the validity of your statements. We can disagree without disrespecting each other, okay?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MichaelSullivan, post: 80431"] Tiranis, maybe we can clear up the termonology... VIRUS: A piece of programming code inserted into other programming to cause some unexpected and usually undesirable event, such as lost or damaged files. The virus can lie dormant until circumstances cause its code to be executed by the computer. WORM: a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers" TROJAN: (also called a Trojan horse) is a software program in which harmful or malicious code is contained within another (seemingly harmless) program. When this program executes, the Trojan performs a specific set of actions, usually working toward the goal of allowing itself to persist on the target system. Trojans can allow hackers to open backdoors on your system, giving them access to your files and even network connectivity. Firstly, when I search on symantec for Mac viruses/trojans/worms I get over 3000 results. I can easily locate the same information via google. Therefore it is safe to discredit your statement that there are no known viruses or worms that target the mac. Secondly, and much more importantly, this is a public forum where people won't always agree. There is no reason to think that just because you posted in a thread which I started, that I may not question the validity of your statements. We can disagree without disrespecting each other, okay? [/QUOTE]
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