You know I was responding to the idiot q-4-qlinton the troll, right?
Idiots like me that have been using Macs since 1985? I had twelve infected files in my deleted mail, all from windows users they all had executables, which do not affect me. They won't affect you either since I never forward mail unless I know the sender.
I apologize, I didn’t realize you were being sarcastic and replying to a troll.
I spend a lot of time recovering other people’s data, after they have either done something foolish - or had refused (1x) to listen to me with regards to malware.
I’ll warn you, and help you recover the 1st time; after that, you get called an idiot to your face (yup, this applies to MY relatives, primarily) and then told to take their problem to a company that specializes with fixing these things. I tell them point blank - my time is too precious to fix an idiot’s problem, especially when they keep making the same mistake.
Funny how a blunt chew out, and a ~$200 bill from a computer shop can educate someone, where free advice fails. The next time they ask for a suggestion from me (which is far less often, I assure you); they listen to it.
Malware is a huge problem - it’s a problem for Windows and now it’s becoming a problem for Macs. I’m equally harsh on Windows users who forward Mac Malware, as I am for Mac users forwarding Windows malware. There is no reason to do this, when there are good FREE solutions out there.
No one likes spending hours recovering their valuable data, and being the cause of someone else’s misery is inexcusable today. Macs are, by nature, immune to many of the malware attacks - however, unless you never connect to the internet or an outside data source - everyone needs some form of anti-malware program.