Hi, PSH. Articles. They say it's not there. But really, let's see when Macs get viruses. And if you're attacked and your Mac does not defend itself, you lose the battle. And you have to invest in software.
Actually, it's malware protection Mac has. Not antivirus. When downloading files, Mac OS X 10.6 automatically scans the file in the background for malware and potential risks. This, of course, does not fall well with the latest "get a Mac" ads. They continue to bash PCs for being highly unreliable, unstable and prone to virus infections of any kind. The ads seem to indicate that Macs are entirely invulnerable, which is not true with any operating system regardless of what you are running. Of course, in order to get a larger market share, Apple has to embellish that part a little bit to make it more appealing. It's partially true, but, as is always the case, if Apple went ahead and said "Oh yeah, and you hardly get any viruses!" people would be saying something like "Well, I have antivirus on Windows." Of course, then you could start arguing stability and such, but each to their own! Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Apr 24, 2010, at 7:33 PM, tim wrote: > Nice, but it also stated that you have to say yes to the install. Unlike > windows 7, it will install without say a thing unless you have active x > turned off. Then using the browser becomes a pain to use. > Also saw the article on snow having builtin virus, and we all see it still > don't have virus protection. > On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:37 PM, marie Howarth wrote: > >> thought you guys maybe interested in this article. >> http://technology.globalthoughtz.com/index.php/a-potential-backdoor-malware-for-mac-identified007/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+globalthoughtzHome+(Global+Thoughtz) >> >> On 20 Apr 2010, at 22:27, James & Nash wrote: >> >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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