Macs, Safe No More?

Vikingod · Feb 21, 2006, 04:39 PM

For years, owners of Macintosh computers from Apple Computer have lived in a computing version of the Garden of Eden, free from the worries over viruses, trojan-horse intrusions, and other digital nastiness that crops up every day for users of Microsoft Windows.

Could it be that those days are coming to an end? Two malicious bits of software showed up on Macs in as many days in mid-February. And while neither appears to be all that harmful when compared with the worst threats to hit Windows, they may indicate more worrisome days are in store -- just as the Mac, newly powered by Intel chips, gains added popularity and attention.

Here's a rundown of what's known about these threats.
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Read More / Source: Business Week

j2t · Feb 21, 2006, 06:15 PM

I'm not one to wish a virus on anyone, but I would laugh at seeing smug Mac users getting bitten by a virus.

YAYitsAndrew · Feb 21, 2006, 09:56 PM

I agree, it's about time the mac users who think they weren't getting viruses because their OS is secure get taught a lesson.

They simply weren't as lush a target as windows users were; that's changing now.

Judas · Feb 21, 2006, 10:16 PM

every user who purchases a mac.... puts mac 1 step closer to distruction..... (in terms of having hackers and viruses makers more interested in wacking them)

Feb 21, 2006, 04:39 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Macs, Safe No More? For years, owners of Macintosh computers from Apple Computer have lived in a computing version of the Garden of Eden, free from the worries over viruses, trojan-horse intrusions, and other digital nastiness that crops up every day for users of Microsoft Windows. Could it be that those days are coming to an end? Two malicious bits of software showed up on Macs in as many days in mid-February. And while neither appears to be all that harmful when compared with the worst threats to hit Windows, they may indicate more worrisome days are in store -- just as the Mac, newly powered by Intel chips, gains added popularity and attention. Here's a rundown of what's known about these threats. ___________ Read More / Source: Business Week

Feb 21, 2006, 09:56 PM	#3
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	I agree, it's about time the mac users who think they weren't getting viruses because their OS is secure get taught a lesson. They simply weren't as lush a target as windows users were; that's changing now. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Feb 21, 2006, 06:15 PM	#2
j2t DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 184 Rep Power: 0	I'm not one to wish a virus on anyone, but I would laugh at seeing smug Mac users getting bitten by a virus.