Can a Mac using the same router as a computer give it a virus?
2006-10-31 14:55:59 · 7 answers · asked by Ryan N 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
First of all, I'm also a Mac user, and I hate to second you guys opinions. However, since our Macs are pretty much immune to the virus doesn't mean that it cannot receive or accidentally send them.
Let's say the server is Windows and its firewall failed to detect and block it off, the virus is cached into server's system, then the whole network is down, right?
Well, atleast that's what my IT admin's point of view regarding the issue, what's yours?
2006-10-31 21:07:55 · answer #1 · answered by chad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Mac operating system and windows operating systems are totally differnt, and no you dont have to worry about that, the way macs run and operate is so much differnt from widows, and you wont get viruses on the mac if another computer in your LAN gets one, unless it sends it to it, but thats not likly, unless you do it yourself, so basically no, but iits possible, but extremly unlikly
2006-10-31 15:01:53 · answer #2 · answered by jesse W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, whenever there are transfer between systems, there can be transfer of viruses..
but like others have said, mac and windows works differently (i.e different base systems, different file systems, different strengths, different weaknesses, and thus different loopholes!)
unless the virus is designed to infect all computers (mac or windows) then you don't have to worry.
2006-10-31 15:30:46 · answer #3 · answered by arevoir 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More common than not the infections that would cripple a windows pc will not even be processed by a MAC.
2006-10-31 16:00:58 · answer #4 · answered by mystykal s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope...mac by itself has its own secutiry software.. and its really rare for a mac to infected with a virus..dont worry about it
2006-10-31 15:23:42 · answer #5 · answered by black.berries 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I honeslty dont think many viruses affect MACs.....so they cant spread them really.
2006-10-31 14:58:45 · answer #6 · answered by Thumper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, doesn't work like that.
2006-10-31 14:56:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋