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<blockquote data-quote="Brown Study" data-source="post: 397897" data-attributes="member: 3889"><p>There are no viruses because they can't gain entry without the Mac user's co-operation. If a user co-operates and loads it, it can't jump to another computer without <em>that</em> user's co-operation.</p><p></p><p>The only viruses that exist are lab-created proof-of-concepts, and at last count, those totalled two (though, really, they are worms). There is no registry to allow an executable admittance without the user's knowledge.</p><p></p><p>The Mac has a built-in firewall, and if that and it's so-called Advance options are turned on, the thing's invisible on the net if no router allows any ports to be open. With the firewall and its options on, run Sygate's security scan.</p><p></p><p>Apple quickly updates any security holes. A few weeks ago a security hole revealed at a hackers' conference (the Mac was hacked only when it's defences were purposely crippled) was patched only three days later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brown Study, post: 397897, member: 3889"] There are no viruses because they can't gain entry without the Mac user's co-operation. If a user co-operates and loads it, it can't jump to another computer without [I]that[/I] user's co-operation. The only viruses that exist are lab-created proof-of-concepts, and at last count, those totalled two (though, really, they are worms). There is no registry to allow an executable admittance without the user's knowledge. The Mac has a built-in firewall, and if that and it's so-called Advance options are turned on, the thing's invisible on the net if no router allows any ports to be open. With the firewall and its options on, run Sygate's security scan. Apple quickly updates any security holes. A few weeks ago a security hole revealed at a hackers' conference (the Mac was hacked only when it's defences were purposely crippled) was patched only three days later. [/QUOTE]
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