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To: QuisCustodiet1776

Yes, but if a virus wants to install itself on a Mac, it has to ask the user to type in the administrative password. Many of them do, since they’re not skilled Unix system administrators.


10 posted on 12/18/2014 7:55:04 AM PST by proxy_user
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To: proxy_user
Yes, but if a virus wants to install itself on a Mac, it has to ask the user to type in the administrative password. Many of them do, since they’re not skilled Unix system administrators.

A problem that is easily solved by not giving end users administrator access.

16 posted on 12/18/2014 8:10:58 AM PST by CarmichaelPatriot
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