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Sorry folks but there are plenty of Mac viruses out there and Macs get hacked all the time. The days of Macs flying under the radar are long gone.


7 posted on 12/18/2014 7:53:05 AM PST by QuisCustodiet1776 (Live free or die.)
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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: QuisCustodiet1776

There are zero Mac viruses. There are Trojans, which require a user’s cooperation in some way, shape, or form, but there is a big difference between virus and trojan.


14 posted on 12/18/2014 8:07:06 AM PST by kevkrom (I'm not an unreasonable man... well, actually, I am. But hear me out anyway.)
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To: QuisCustodiet1776

Been using Macs since the early 80’s, for our small business and personal use - never have had a virus - and neither have any of my adult children who use Macs.

Never needed IT for help either.

You apparently do not know what you don’t know!

My guess is that you have no personal experience with Macs, but desperately want what you think you know to be true.


17 posted on 12/18/2014 8:13:09 AM PST by jacquej ("You cannot have a conservative government with a liberal culture." (Mark Steyn))
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