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Sophos advice on how to beat Malware

Old 7th July 2006 | 10:58
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Sophos advice on how to beat Malware

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Old 7th July 2006 | 13:31
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Interesting that Linux is not mentioned as an alternative, although I suspect that it is about as immune as MAC OSX - anyone with more insight care to comment?

And what about worms, Trojans and viruses that affect MS Office? Do these affect Office on the MAC?

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Old 7th July 2006 | 23:26
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Originally Posted by Saab Dastard
Interesting that Linux is not mentioned as an alternative, although I suspect that it is about as immune as MAC OSX - anyone with more insight care to comment?
And what about worms, Trojans and viruses that affect MS Office? Do these affect Office on the MAC?
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As one who has had to install the basic version of MS Office I dread the answer to that question!
I also have to use IE on my Mac to access one website and one website only, am I in danger there too?
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