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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 907740" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>Macs are not 'immune' to viruses and they never were. No computer is.</p><p></p><p>The simple fact though, is that there simply aren't any viruses for OS X.</p><p></p><p>Articles like that have been written for the past 9 years (since OS X was introduced).</p><p>There still aren't any viruses for OS X.</p><p>The link itself is almost 4 years old (and it stars our very own <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/members/benjamindaines.html" target="_blank">Benjamindaines</a>, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p><p>It also describes a trojan attack, not a virus. Trojans have always been a threat for ANY computer system.</p><p>That particular trojan has been cleared up and patched for years now.</p><p></p><p>Also take a look on where your article is from... <strong><span style="color: Blue">MS</span></strong>NBC.... a very sad attempted case of fearmongering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 907740, member: 2960"] Macs are not 'immune' to viruses and they never were. No computer is. The simple fact though, is that there simply aren't any viruses for OS X. Articles like that have been written for the past 9 years (since OS X was introduced). There still aren't any viruses for OS X. The link itself is almost 4 years old (and it stars our very own [url=http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/members/benjamindaines.html]Benjamindaines[/url], :) ) It also describes a trojan attack, not a virus. Trojans have always been a threat for ANY computer system. That particular trojan has been cleared up and patched for years now. Also take a look on where your article is from... [B][COLOR="Blue"]MS[/COLOR][/B]NBC.... a very sad attempted case of fearmongering. [/QUOTE]
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