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Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac?

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On 10/16/13 7:19 PM, in article 51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-kFRHQzitbMjq@localhost,
"John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:

> [crossposted to comp.sys.mac.misc. OT for comp.sys.mac.system.
> Follow-ups to csmm.]
> 
> On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:38:47 UTC, dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel
> Cohen) wrote:
> 
>> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> In all the MANY years of using and adminstering Apple computers (since
>>> before there even was a Mac), I have only ever found ONE virus, and
>>> that was a Windows virus infecting a Word document on a floppy disk
>>> from a Windows user way back under Mac OS 8.
>> 
>> Ph well, if you're going that far back, I will mention that once I had a
>> virus on my Mac (around system 6 pr 7), and that came from a cover disk
>> of a Mac magazine.
> 
> Speaking of Mac magazines, does anyone else still read MacWorld?
> They ought to rename it IOSWorld. I think I'll let my subscription
> lapse. Can anyone recommend a Mac magazine that's still useful?

MacUser, but it seems to be only in digital PDF form...

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Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2013-10-17 00:19 +0000
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-17 15:20 +1300
    Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-17 18:41 +1300
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-26 13:04 +1300
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-16 23:12 -0400
  Mac magazines (was Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac?) Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2013-10-16 20:26 -0700
    Re: Mac magazines (was Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac?) Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-10-20 12:42 +0200
      Re: Mac magazines (was Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac?) Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2013-10-25 12:43 -0700
        Re: Mac magazines jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-26 11:57 +1300
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-17 18:30 +1300
    Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2013-10-17 07:44 +0100
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-18 09:24 +1300
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-18 15:42 +1300
        Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-18 19:12 +1300
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-17 17:48 -0400
    Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-18 19:05 +1300
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-18 03:09 -0400
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-10-18 11:47 -0400
        Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-10-18 19:58 +0000
        Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-19 10:04 +1300
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-17 17:50 -0400
    Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-17 17:52 -0400
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-17 20:56 -0400
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-10-18 12:49 -0500

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