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Toby · 2008-12-02, 05:51 PM

There have been a few Mac viruses, but a <5% market share makes their spread far less virulent than PC viruses.

Leap.A aka Oompa-Loompa virus
The Leap.A (aka Oompa-Loompa) infects applications in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) running on PowerPC processors.

Mac.Simpson Virus
A mass-mailing email worm affecting only Macintosh OS9.0 and above, Mac.Simpson directs users to an online archive of The Simpsons episodes.

Melissa.W
Possibly arriving in the attachment, Anniv.doc, Melissa.W can only be detected by antivirus software supporting Macintosh Office 2001.

2008-12-02, 05:51 PM	#3
Toby Lonewolf Internet Sales Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 4,826	There have been a few Mac viruses, but a <5% market share makes their spread far less virulent than PC viruses. Leap.A aka Oompa-Loompa virus The Leap.A (aka Oompa-Loompa) infects applications in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) running on PowerPC processors. Mac.Simpson Virus A mass-mailing email worm affecting only Macintosh OS9.0 and above, Mac.Simpson directs users to an online archive of The Simpsons episodes. Melissa.W Possibly arriving in the attachment, Anniv.doc, Melissa.W can only be detected by antivirus software supporting Macintosh Office 2001. __________________ Latex Vixens Babes In Boots Well Heeled Women Dressing For Sex Stocking Vixens Last edited by Toby; 2008-12-02 at 05:56 PM..