I downloaded bootcamp and installed windows xp on my mac--but i wont use the internet b/c i am not sure about this:
Can you get pc viruses on a macbook while running xp via bootcamp?
2006-10-23 20:41:10 · 3 answers · asked by alexbutti@pacbell.net 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I don't have a Mac or bootcamp, but a PC virus will only harm the virtual Windows part of bootcamp. A PC virus won't go infecting Mac software because the virus/trojan isn't programmed for anything regarding the Mac's operating system.
If bootcamp maintains Windows-type files, like the registry files, then the virus/trojan may damage those, so you might have to re-install bootcamp (if that's how bootcamp works).
2006-10-23 20:45:41 · answer #1 · answered by Balk 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YOU CAN GET VIRUS FOR THE XP PART BUT NOT FOR MAC
2006-10-24 03:44:13 · answer #2 · answered by Oscar 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes probably, any computer can get a virus
2006-10-24 03:49:15 · answer #3 · answered by lil_viet_soja 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋