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What is it about Mac OS that prevents viruses?
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<blockquote data-quote="McBie" data-source="post: 1581164" data-attributes="member: 54417"><p>It is a myth that any OS is immune to malware. The same goes for OS X.</p><p>What makes OSX more resilient for malware is that the code base has security built in from the day it was created ( Unix ). But you should keep in mind that there are many layers of code written on top of Unix to make it OS X ..... and code means potential vulnerabilities.</p><p>It also does not make sense to talk about a virus / trojan / whatever ( that is all semantics ). It is all about malware.</p><p>The biggest risk to your computer is your human behaviour ( I mean in general, not personal <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ) ....</p><p>If you keep your OS and Apps up to date ( especially flash and Java ) and you only install something when you specifically went looking for it, you are doing great.</p><p>Apple will ensure that technical threats are addressed in the appropriate way ( but unfortunately not in the fastest way ).</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Mac.</p><p></p><p>Cheers ... McBie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="McBie, post: 1581164, member: 54417"] It is a myth that any OS is immune to malware. The same goes for OS X. What makes OSX more resilient for malware is that the code base has security built in from the day it was created ( Unix ). But you should keep in mind that there are many layers of code written on top of Unix to make it OS X ..... and code means potential vulnerabilities. It also does not make sense to talk about a virus / trojan / whatever ( that is all semantics ). It is all about malware. The biggest risk to your computer is your human behaviour ( I mean in general, not personal :-) ) .... If you keep your OS and Apps up to date ( especially flash and Java ) and you only install something when you specifically went looking for it, you are doing great. Apple will ensure that technical threats are addressed in the appropriate way ( but unfortunately not in the fastest way ). Enjoy your Mac. Cheers ... McBie [/QUOTE]
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