Re: OT: Update Virus Checker

Scott Seidman wrote: 
rw <rw56_to_the_chase@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:UMyDf.3611$5E3.2023
@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net:


There are NO known viruses to which OS X is vulnerable.


I guess "Opener" never existed, huh?

Opener is not a virus (or a worm) because it doesn't spread in an automated fashion. It is "malware", though. Its success depends on cracking the root password. If someone transmits or otherwise exposes their root password in plain text, all bets are off.

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