Can virus Alert on Mac effect VPC?

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ck - 19 Aug 2006 04:15 GMT

Hi - Yesterday I received a Norton virus alert, my first on a PB G4 and
wondered if a virus caught in a Mac environment can migrate to a
windows environment on the same machine? The virus called Downloader
3508735352-4221772500.Cache was quarantined on my Mac. I have cleared
my internet cache in both environments and run a full scan on my
computer. First on Mac with Norton AV for Mac and then with AVG
AntiVirus on Windows in VPC. No sign of any further cache files.

Has anyone ever experienced this and is there anything else I need to
do to insulate the two operating systems from each other? Thank you
for all advice in this matter.

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Colin Barnhorst - 19 Aug 2006 06:33 GMT

No.

> Hi - Yesterday I received a Norton virus alert, my first on a PB G4 and
> wondered if a virus caught in a Mac environment can migrate to a
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> do to insulate the two operating systems from each other? Thank you
> for all advice in this matter.

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Helpful Harry - 19 Aug 2006 07:04 GMT

> > Hi - Yesterday I received a Norton virus alert, my first on a PB G4 and
> > wondered if a virus caught in a Mac environment can migrate to a
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>
> No.

Not only can it NOT affect VirtualPC, it can't even affect the Mac
either. Norton Antivirus simply jumps on any file with a virus, even
when it's a Windows file that won't cause any problems for us Mac
users.

Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)

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ck - 21 Aug 2006 15:59 GMT

Thanks very much for the response.

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Can virus Alert on Mac effect VPC?