Use common sense when broswing, do not open unsolicited attachments, do not use P2P software, don't browse adult websites or product activation "crack" sites and you are about as safe as can be.
Not a single documented virus has ever been released in the wild for Mac OS X. I have heard this before.įewer than Windows - NONE. If this is so, then my computer is vulnerable without some sort of protection.Īny and all personal experiences and recommendations ref: protective software is very much appreciated.īlah, blah, blah. It does not matter if it is Windows, Unix based (Linux/Mac) Solaris, etc. I am particularly unhappy with the threat from hackers and hijackers who can place Trojans and worms on the computer and extract passwords, credit card numbers, bank account information, etc.Īccording to the kids at the Universy computer lab here if you can place a cookie on an operating system, any operating system, you can put a key logger and similar malware on it. Seriously, I don't want a bunch of junk on my computer. Unless something happened that did not make the news Symantic and Norton are the same company!
His answer "Well right now only Norton and Symantec make an anti-virus for OS X." Dohhh! Their whole attitude was "You have a Mac, nothing can hurt you and you don't need anything else." One sales rep even told me that there are only two companies making anti-virus programs for OS X. As the articles demonstrate this is not the case.ĭoes anyone out there have any recent experience with a good security suite that will stop viruses as well as other forms of malware/spyware? The various authors do a good job of documenting the recent threats to the Mac OS.Īs a brand new iMac owner and computer user I have to plead guilty to the Magazine's central thesis that most people buy and use Macs because we feel that we are pretty much bullet proof against these threats.
The largest part of the July, 2006 issue of Macworld Magazine is devoted to the latest virus and malware threats to Mac OS based systems.