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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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On 2015-09-03, Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
> On 9/2/15 8:22 PM, nospam wrote:
>> In article <ms8a9q$e0m$1@news.albasani.net>, Ken Springer
>> <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> I've never run AV software regularly on my Macs. Once or twice I've
>>>> installed some and done a one-off pass to check that I hadn't picked up
>>>> anything. It only found a few old email attachments (which were Windows
>>>> malware anyway), and an inert copy I had deliberately kept of one piece
>>>> of Mac-specific malware that had infected the Mac of someone I know (one
>>>> of the variants of the so-called "Flashback" malware from around 2011 or
>>>> 2012).
>>>
>>> I always have.  I'm not worried about my Mac, but I don't want someone
>>> sending me an infected file, likely with a Windows virus, and I
>>> unwittingly send the file on to someone else.
>>
>> why should you run anti-virus software that can compromise the
>> performance and stability of your system only to block malware for
>> *other* people?
>
> Because they are my friends and relatives.  And I care if I pass along a 
> virus, which I guess you don't.  :-)
>
>> nearly all windows users use anti-malware, so even if you did pass
>> something along, it will be blocked.
>
> Assuming the AV software the recipient is using recognizes/catches the 
> infection.  Since none of them are perfect...    :-)

You are assuming *your* *Mac*-based anti-virus software detects Windows
malware, sure. How silly.

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