What type of viruses are more common in Macs?
I opened opened a tinyURL link some bot sent me on twitter on my ibook G4. The URL ended up being two IP numbers ( kind of like: http://"numbers and dots" /http://"numbers and dots"/offer/cthulhu ). Firefox didn’t load the page (the progress bar was stuck in the middle) and I wasn’t prompted to download anything.
Non the less I’m a bit paranoid at the possibility of my computer being infected by some malicious software that’s stealing my identity as we type.
I downloaded ClamXav but it hasn’t been helpful cause I don’t know where to look.
Am I being paranoid or should I take other measures?
You are being paranoid. There hasn’t been a MacOS X virus since 2006. You can’t catch anything on a Mac by visiting a website, opening an email or clicking on an ad. the 8 Mac trojans require you to download & install them with your admin password.
Yes you are being paranoid, Mac’s are very easy to protect. Just download from trusted sources. You have to download then install something to get infected on a Mac. If your browser gets something on it all you have to do is clear cache, history, and cookies.
References :
You are being paranoid. There hasn’t been a MacOS X virus since 2006. You can’t catch anything on a Mac by visiting a website, opening an email or clicking on an ad. the 8 Mac trojans require you to download & install them with your admin password.
References :
http://www.securemac.com