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Nepali_American
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Posted on 05-23-12 8:15
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Quick question:
If a clean computer is connected to the same router as the computer that has virus, can the former be infected as well?
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kundan.ghimire
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Posted on 05-23-12 8:59
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This depends on the virus type. Typical Virus will not transfer over network unless you have share drive and have full control on the shared .
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Nepali_American
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Posted on 05-23-12 9:57
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Thanks Kundan.
My PC probably has a virus or two. My Mac does not, I think. Both are connected to the same router.
Mac should be relatively immune by the virtue of its better built OS, though the attackes have recently with its rising popularity, I am concerned. I do run clamx once in a while and so far the result is clean chit.
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bittertruth
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Posted on 05-23-12 11:19
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Quick question:
If a clean computer is connected to the same router as the computer that has virus, can the former be infected as well?
Absolutely. Don't even need shared drive. Hideous trojans/malwares are constantly searching for open ports/backdoors and guess what ,unprotected network PC could get easily infected if one of your networked PC is infected.
Be sure to have latest:
Antivirus
Antimalwares
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FIREWALL(Very Important)
Windows Virus probably won't do anything to MAC operating system.
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Nepali_American
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Posted on 05-24-12 8:56
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Posted on 05-24-12 7:21
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If your pc is infected with worms, it can infect your mac too.
if you have something critical in your mac, it is better to be safe than sorry.
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bittertruth
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Posted on 05-24-12 8:22
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any worms/virus/malwares written specifically for PC can't infect Macs.
But there are very few mutli-platform hybrid worms that can actually take down any system regardless of whatever OS it's running on. Like I said they're very rare to almost non-existence.
Macs' days of invincibility to virus is ending sooner than you realize.
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Posted on 05-24-12 9:09
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Posted on 05-24-12 10:11
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