It is possible, however, to pass on a Windows virus to another Windows user, for example through an email attachment. PDFs_account_for_80_of_all_exploits_saysresearcher A security firm announced that by its counting, malicious Reader documents made up 80% of all exploits at the end of 2009.:
More on that here:īeware of PDF files from unknown sources. in anything other than laboratory conditions.ĭo not be tricked by 'scareware' that attempts computer users to download fake anti-virus software that may itself be malware. No viruses that can attack OS X have so far been detected 'in the wild', i.e.
dat file updates which erroneously report certain critical Mac OS X files as 'viruses.' (Deleting these 'viruses' causes damage to the system that in some cases renders it unbootable.) Among other things, it installs kernel extensions which are known to cause kernel panics and system freezes it contains known and documented bugs which can silently corrupt Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign files, destroy a user's ability to authenticate as an administrator, and (on PPC systems) can cause Classic to stop functioning and Symantec has on at least two occasions now released flawed. Norton Antivirus has a very long and illustrious reputation for mangling Mac OS X systems, sometimes to the point where a complete reinstall is necessary.
