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eWeek: Mac and Linux Not Immune to Viruses

[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols
for this link. ]

“It’s easy for administrators and computing professionals to get
frustrated with users for all kinds of reasons, but security has to
be one of the biggest reasons these days.

“Let’s consider the recent release of a malicious script for Mac
OS X. This script itself is not really much of a threat because it
has no means of propagation, but as a Mac admin I’d take that as
small comfort. The script is a tool for building genuine worms with
social engineering as the front door…”

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