Thank god for OSX!

ya if the mac gets as popular as windows we'll face the same problems.

although unix has gone through this before.
 
first of all the macs are never gonna get as popular as windows. but the thing is, can viruses be written as easily as windows for macs? would apple let the situation get out of control ? :p
 
Viruses could be written for OS X. They probably wouldn't propagate as quickly. Apple tends to turn off by default the entry points viruses would use. Of course, if you get an application attachment by email from a stranger and launch it you get what you deserve.

Then there is always the social virus. You get an email from a friend telling you they accidently sent you a virus. The instructions for removing the virus in fact are instructions for damaging your system. There is no protection against this except common sense.
 
Originally posted by neutrino23

Then there is always the social virus. You get an email from a friend telling you they accidently sent you a virus. The instructions for removing the virus in fact are instructions for damaging your system. There is no protection against this except common sense.
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Thats an indication that you need new friends. (j/k!) :)
-Doofy
 
Originally posted by stealth
first of all the macs are never gonna get as popular as windows. but the thing is, can viruses be written as easily as windows for macs? would apple let the situation get out of control ? :p
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i'm pretty sure they will
 
"Bugbear" took advantage of a known vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer and could be automatically run simply by reading the e-mail and not opening the attachment.
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Thats my favorite part of this article.
 
The hurdles are bigger on a UN*X system. Even if you run an application, it can only erase your harddisk (for example) if you provide your password. That's one reason why you shouldn't login as root (and Apple has set up OS X so you can't, although you can change it). There are, however, many Windows users who use their OSs as 'Administrator'. Also, Apple's Mail.app doesn't provide such a rich system-destroying API as Outlook and Outlook Express on Windows systems do.
 
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