![]() ![]() Regardless of the situation, I still feel safer on my Mac. There is no OS that can protect itself from the stupidity of its user. Viruses don't require user intervention to spread, trojans do. There are malware and trojans but no viruses. Well to be pedantic there are no Mac viruses. Currently the 'threat level' is very minimal but should not be disregarded as ignorance of what IS currently out there is not good computing. There ARE mac viruses and Macs DO have numerous security vulnerabilities. Here is a discussion on Apple's own support forum where a guy does indeed have a virus and people are telling him "Mac is not subject to viruses" and "There are no known Mac viruses". Some people just adamantly refuse to accept reality even when faced with it. Please follow up on your own and educate yourselves. You guys don't have to, and shouldn't believe me just because I say it. ![]() Mike and Dominokat, you guys might want to consider AV software since those immune attitudes your both showing are FAR from good practice and could land you in some problems one day. You generally DON'T need AV software for any OS if you keep informed and follow good practices. After I cleaned that machine I removed the AV software and never used any autoprotection again. I was complacent that the software would take care of me and I forgot to implore basic good computing habits. In all my years I have only had ONE notable virus and it happened BECAUSE I was running AV software. I have been in front of a computer since my C64 back in the early 80's. What I am saying is do not foster an attitude that you are imune from them or you just might find yourself caught out there by a sense of complacency. I am not saying you should use AV software on your Apple. They are getting closer to being something worth the effort and as their popularity grows and the OSes get less secure there is bound to be a collision of the two eventually. Well Apple is gaining market share and they are now close to accounting for 10% of the computers sold in the world. Why extend that effort when the same effort can be put into a windows exploit and have a potential audience of around 90% of the computers in the world. Who is going to waste their time and effort when the largest possible reward would be to infect 2% of the worlds computers but a realistic expectation would be a tenth of a percent. What has always kept Apple users 'safe' is a dismal market share that makes them less attractive than a fat girl at the beginning of the night. ![]() ![]() If one were to spend just a modest amount of time with google looking up phrases like 'operating system vulnerability comparison' it is very apparent that from a pure security standpoint OS X is far more vulnerable than any flavor of windows. I guess Apple does not believe their own advertising, maybe you shouldn't either.Īpple fans tell us that Apple OSes are more secure than windows but security experts routinely tell us otherwise. They advertise they are free from viruses yet they offer advice that "encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult." through their website. ![]()
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