03-30-2012, 03:40 AM
jdc wrote:
Hes being paranoid. Either an ex-windows user or everyone around him is a windows user.
Best anti-virus software is OSX.
By "small number" I read "0". Read the rest of that post.
I suggest you reread that post and the followups. That includes the statement on the mentioned piece of malware not requesting a password. Small number means exactly that, and not "0". The effect can be limited, so logging in as another user may not show any problem.
As for the friend, yes he is probably being a bit paranoid. Especially with the Facebook bit, probably a totally unrelated problem. The odd actions of his browsers could point to a bad Java applet or such trying to run. Or just a corrupted file in his cache.