Mac pros repeatedly declare that Mac OS X is built so securely that no additional protection software is needed. But every year, experts discover new waves The ones that remain are Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac and Symantec Norton Security with 100 percent detection with roughly 10 percent additional. Hi folks, I wish to thank any and all who have helped me in the past. I you didn't receive a thank you, it's because I did something wrong in posting the thank you and I apologize. Morticia (G4) has a new problem that rogers says is so rare, they can't help me. Rogers says she has picked up a virus, in OS 10.4.11 mail, that is spamming in the background. I installed Mozilla Firefox and ran 'housecall.antivirus.com' which informs me that I'm clean. I'm still getting the symptom, though. The symptom is that; when I shut Morticia down, as well as the modem, and then start her, my System Preferences come back, unlocked. Rogers tells me that this indicates a virus is still there and they're threatening to cut me loose. That would be a disaster. Has someone else had this rarity and what can I do? Is there a reliable antivirus? Please let me know what you do as soon as you can. With the exception of specific preferences, the System Preferences application is not normally locked. So either you are referring to something else or not describing the situation correctly. There are no known viruses affecting OS X that are in the wild. ![]() Although you can receive email that carries Windows viruses and pass them on if you forward the email, those viruses will not function on a Mac. See the following: Do You Need Anti-Virus Protection for Your Mac? According to Rich Mogull's article,, 'The reality is that today the Mac platform is relatively safe. There are hundreds of thousands of viruses and other malicious software programs floating around for Windows, but less than 200 are known to target the Mac, and many of those are aimed at versions of the Mac OS prior to Mac OS X (and thus have no effect on a modern Mac). It's not that Mac OS X is inherently more secure against viruses than current versions of Windows (although it was clearly more secure than Windows prior to XP SP2); the numerous vulnerabilities reported and patched in recent years are just as exploitable as their Windows equivalents. But most security experts agree that malicious software these days is driven by financial incentives, and it's far more profitable to target the most dominant platform.' Mogull is a computer security expert. I recommend reading the entire article as it is quite informative. For additional information on viruses, trojans, and spyware visit and read the FAQs on viruses and spyware.
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