Is SETI software okay to use on my iMac?

I used to run BOINC software for SETI on my old PCs (may they rest in peace), but now I'd like to help with the SETI search using my new iMac. Anyone see any problems with running the BOINC software?

BOINC consists primarily of two parts:
- a client part that does all the scheduling what work to run next and that caches all of the work;
- a graphical user interface to make commanding the client easier.
You can run the client (boinc.exe under Windows, boinc-client under Linux, and boinc under Mac OS X) by itself. You can separately start BOINC Manager. You can also exit the BOINC Manager and leave the client --and the science applications-- running. The BOINC software is okay to use on your iMac.

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No viruses that can attack OS X have so far been detected 'in the wild', i.e. in anything other than laboratory conditions.
It is possible, however, to pass on a Windows virus to another Windows user, for example through an email attachment. To prevent this all you need is the free anti-virus utility ClamXav, which you can download for Tiger from:
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http://www.clamxav.com/
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9157438/in which Rogue_PDFs_account_for_80_of_all_exploits_says_researcher
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/20/technology/internet/20shortcuts.html?_r=1
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http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is/security.html
http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/os/applemac/I731-007R-2007.pdf
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