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Macs and Malware 101
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 975498" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I think the OP's question was "Either way, I'm under the impression that macs are better security wise, but not flawless. But I'm not really a computer guy. I'm just looking for the straight dope on this issue. I also really don't want to destroy my macbook pro.". And the primary answer for that is the underlying structure.</p><p></p><p>You are correct, no systematic approach can fix the ignorance of a user. But an OS can clearly be built that is at its core less susceptible to malware.</p><p></p><p>I also agree that one can easily package something malicious with executable code that will not require an administrator password. But as a virus writer, which would you rather develop for? An OS that can be easily modified and repurposed as a bot? Or an OS that limits the user's sphere of influence to their own user account? That, I think, goes a long way toward explaining why there isn't the flurry of malware designed for OS X that you see with Windows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 975498, member: 24098"] I think the OP's question was "Either way, I'm under the impression that macs are better security wise, but not flawless. But I'm not really a computer guy. I'm just looking for the straight dope on this issue. I also really don't want to destroy my macbook pro.". And the primary answer for that is the underlying structure. You are correct, no systematic approach can fix the ignorance of a user. But an OS can clearly be built that is at its core less susceptible to malware. I also agree that one can easily package something malicious with executable code that will not require an administrator password. But as a virus writer, which would you rather develop for? An OS that can be easily modified and repurposed as a bot? Or an OS that limits the user's sphere of influence to their own user account? That, I think, goes a long way toward explaining why there isn't the flurry of malware designed for OS X that you see with Windows. [/QUOTE]
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