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Member Since: Nov 27, 2006
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08-17-2007, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by remain
2) Malware writers don't bother making viruses or spyware targetting Macs because its market share is around 5%.
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Sorry to off at a tangent, but just thought I'd correct this myth.
A vulnerable OS will become attacked regardless of market share. OS X is SECURE and not affected by malware which usually rely on vulnerabilities such as ActiveX and the Windows Registry, which appear in the creaking Windows architecture. |
That's why I gave two reasons ;p
the first being:
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1) Because the OS is more secure, being built on UNIX.
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But despite this, don't think that Mac OS X is 100% foolproof. No system, no matter how "secure" is resistant to all attacks.
If Macs had around 50% market share, it's a sure bet that there would be viruses written to target OS X.
Probably nowhere near as many that target Windows, because as I've said, OS X is more secure.
But still, there will be some.
Only a "perfect OS" can be completely invulnerable, but alas, as we all know, there is no such thing as a perfect OS. ;p
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