Re: malwear and macs

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:02:27 -0700

OSX being Unix doesn't make it impervious, as recent security updates from Apple attest to, but it does make it harder. Throw in the small market share and most malware developers will move on to easier/broader targets (Windows). That said, an even bigger target is the web which, by design, is cross platform. So if you're one of those deviant types interested in trying to break into a system, your time might be better spent doing cross site scripting or Acrobat exploits than OS-specific hackery. It also happens that people like to type in credit card numbers and shop over the web, which doesn't happen much in desktop apps or the OS. So this makes the web a juicy target for those of nefarious intents. 

CB

Ben Mustill-Rose wrote:

No, the real reason why it's hard is because osx = unix.

Did the tweet include a link? It might be helpfull to include this so
that we can see what the tweeter was going on about.

On 19/04/2010, Joe Plummer <joeplum...@tds.net> wrote:

That is not the reason for it being hard to get a virus on a Mac. The new OS
of windows does the same thing. The reason it is hard to get this stuff on a
Mac is that for now there is no one writing the stuff for the Mac. Because
it is not a big enough market. Now it becoming more and more popular this
might change.



Sign,
Joe Plummer ( JP )
joeplum...@tds.net

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I would't worry about it to much, because the mac will ask you if you want
to install and tell you what is installing.
That is why it is hard to get a virus on a mac now.
On Apr 16, 2010, at 1:34 PM, marie Howarth wrote:


someone just retweeted something about malwear now being able to take over

macs. If this is true, how does everyone think we should protect our macs? I
know norton and such programmes are available, but I hated them when I was
on the windows side. One of the reasons I came to the mac was because the
lack of viruses. Do those of you among us with more knowledge than I possess
on this matter think this is a real threat and what would you do about it?

I'm a pretty frightful mac user right now.

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