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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Operating System
Why no viruses?
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<blockquote data-quote="Oneironaut" data-source="post: 1225842" data-attributes="member: 88633"><p>I think the biggest reason is that Unix, on which OSX is based, was meant from the start to be a multi-user environment, so that kind of security is layered throughout the OS. Windows started with no security and only had it bolted on later. This has left too many chinks in the armor exploit. </p><p></p><p>If Windows is like a house secured with locks on its doors with one window left unlocked, OSX is like having every door to every room in your house bolted shut.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oneironaut, post: 1225842, member: 88633"] I think the biggest reason is that Unix, on which OSX is based, was meant from the start to be a multi-user environment, so that kind of security is layered throughout the OS. Windows started with no security and only had it bolted on later. This has left too many chinks in the armor exploit. If Windows is like a house secured with locks on its doors with one window left unlocked, OSX is like having every door to every room in your house bolted shut. [/QUOTE]
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