Macs Remaining Malware Free
Macs are still fairly free of malware (hackers, viruses, spyware and other internet exploitative scripts), which continues to befuddle the experts. Of course it makes Mac users like myself happy, but you’d have to have a Mac to understand the clean and free feeling of not having to be as vigilant as a PC owner. In an article in VnuNet, it was pointed out that Apple remains fairly free of issues caused by internet malcontents:
“despite several years of availability, a significant market share, and even an entire month dedicated to pointing out its flaws. ”
“van Oers pointed out that many malware authors simply prefer to target the low-hanging fruit of a poorly maintained Windows system.”
For more on Apple’s carefree existence, read the full article here.
Author: Leslie Poston, © 2007, All Rights Reserved
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March 22nd, 2007 at 7:17 am
I really love the fact that I don’t have to worry about Malware on my Mac. Its one of the reasons I left the Windows world. I never really had a problem with it before, but I was one of those super careful users.
One thing that worries me is if a huge exploit is released for OS X. With the majority of Mac users not having virus protection it could get pretty nasty. Almost worse than the loss to the users would be the loss to Apple themselves. They would no longer be considered to own the ‘perfect’ OS. Also, the anti-Mac community would never let us forget about the one time our systems were hijacked.
March 22nd, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Even Mac users need protection. I use the free Clam XAV and some other things. I love Mac, but to run it protection free, especially if you have BootCamp or Parallels and Windows installed, is just silly.