Nothing - even UNIX is invulnerable. and as Chris has said, the web is the big and future target. Perhaps the most dangerous application/opening on a computer is the system's web browser.
TC James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny On 20 Apr 2010, at 22:02, Chris Blouch wrote: > 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 >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: >>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> >>> [ >>> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> ] On Behalf Of tim >>> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 3:45 PM >>> To: >>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> >>> Subject: Re: malwear and macs >>> >>> 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. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> >>>> >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> >>> >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> >>>> >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> . >>> >>> >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> >>>> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >>> . >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >>> . >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >>> . >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
