[Rhodes22-list] Mac spybot? Was Virus?

[Steve Alm]

I don't have virus problems since I have a Mac.  As I understand it, a virus
is an executable (xxxxx.exe) which is not recognized by Macs.  But I can and
do get spyware, i.e., "cookies,"  the little bits of software that the web
sites pass on to my browser whenever I visit any web site.  Most of them are
harmless, such as when I visit Amazon, the cookie tells them who I am and
what I've bought before.  That way they can make suggestions pop up that I
might like.  Or if I set up "My Yahoo" it's the cookie that keeps me
straight from everyone else that logs in.  More devious are the data
harvester cookies that track every move I make on the web for marketing
purposes.  They can also harvest your email for spammers.  Worse still are
the "malware" cookies that can cause damage even to the mighty Mac. (rare) I
can shut all the cookies off in my browser prefs, but then most web site
won't work.  I have not found any spybot-type programs for the Mac.  Anybody
know of one?
Slim

On 3/3/04 12:47 PM, "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:

> PT,
> Antivirus definitions should almost be updated daily. Norton's 2003 version
> has an automatic update feature that does the update every time you sign on to
> your ISP.
> I would also recommend installing spybot software
> http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=mirrors and depending on the
> Windows version you are
> running also installing Zone Alarm which also has a free version to try out:
> http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
> It seems like a lot to do, but it is necessary in this day and age.
> 
> Rummy
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