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To: AreWeThereYet who wrote (121057)10/25/2011 2:02:34 PM
From: CogitoRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 155538
 
Yes, that's all correct. And worms are really a sub-class of viruses.



To: AreWeThereYet who wrote (121057)10/25/2011 4:21:29 PM
From: Doren1 Recommendation  Respond to of 155538
 
> Virus requires the help of the users and a victim host to replicate.

I think you are confused. Viruses spread when you insert a floppy, or any kind of a disk that can be connected. Of course you could classify this as "user help" but I don't.

A trojan requires the user on a Mac to install it, meaning you have to have admin privileges.

A phishing scam has nothing do do with the system, someone could walk up to you on the street, claim they were a representative of your bank and ask for your password.


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