Comments on: More Mac Viruses, Similar Sources: Time to Worry? http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Apple Crapintosh. « iimSouperman's Blog http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339034 Sun, 02 May 2010 17:55:55 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339034 [...] the issue has been improving, according to some). What hasn’t been improving though is the  increasing amount of viruses being found on Macs. Sure, we could play the word game and clarify the difference between trojans [...]

]]> By: degsy http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339033 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:21:43 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339033 The reason where there are so viruses for mac is because it’s hard to write them. The reason for so many Windows viruses is because it’s easy to write them. Microsoft deliberately provide back doors and hooks into Windows so that they can sell tools to enable third-parties to enrich and enhance your Windows experience. This is fine if the third-parties are trustworthy and have no malicious intent. But even with the best of intentions this approach can go wrong (remember Sony’s copy-protected cd scandle?), Apple have rightly left the decision about what software runs on your computer and how it runs up to you. You can compare the default settings of IE8 and Safari if you need proof.

]]> By: Antivirus Software On Your Mac: Yes or No? « Apple News Daily http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339032 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:33:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339032 [...] over a year ago, Mac users began to feel a bit more Windows-like after a major Mac trojan horse was discovered in the wild. Of course, you’d get it only if you obtained copies of pirated [...]

]]> By: Antivirus Software On Your Mac: Yes or No? « Tech News http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339031 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:14:13 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339031 [...] over a year ago, Mac users began to feel a bit more Windows-like after a major Mac trojan horse was discovered in the wild. Of course, you’d get it only if you obtained copies of pirated [...]

]]> By: Antivirus Software On Your Mac: Yes or No? http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339030 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:01:59 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339030 [...] over a year ago, Mac users began to feel a bit more Windows-like after a major Mac trojan horse was discovered in the wild. Of course, you’d get it only if you obtained copies of pirated [...]

]]> By: Exon http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339029 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:26:22 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339029 @AIGu: Amen brother!

]]> By: AlGu http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339028 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:07:50 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339028 Nobody has placed valid arguments yet. So what if Macs don’t have viruses? Just change the title to “More Mac Trojans, Similar Sources: Time to Worry?” What now? Does anyone disagree?

Also, Macs are very impractical. Sure, they’re userfriendly. Sure, they look pretty. But most of the more advanced users, who want more than just read E-mails in an expensive way are bound to find that Macs can’t be customized to suit their tastes. There is almost no freedom in running systems that are stuck with presets. The world is simply more open to possibilities with a PC, let alone with Linux.

Hackers are mostly advanced users, that have a need of computers with more capabilities than Macs. Macs are rather impractical compared to other systems. That’s why hackers choose those other systems. It’s why they get more familliar with other systems. It’s why know more about those other systems and ultimately find it easier to hack other systems than Macs. Have you heard of hackers that operate on Macs?

Well, the most important point is that I don’t think it’s fair to say that your computer is invulerable if you haven’t really tried hacking it yourself.

]]> By: Top 10 Reasons Why Mac Sucks | BestOf.com : The Best of the Best Websites http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339027 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:51:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339027 [...] the issue has been improving, according to some). What hasn’t been improving though is the  increasing amount of viruses being found on Macs. Sure, we could play the word game and clarify the difference between trojans [...]

]]> By: Dlap http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339026 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:03:19 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339026 haha suck it

]]> By: Dlap http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339025 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:00:06 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339025 Why would you target families when you can target banks and other businesses that have a lot more to loose than those “elite group of users” you are talking about. The market is not even comparable between mac`s and pc`s so you can`t expect hackers to make new programs for macs when they can use their old programs for pcs. So I doubt macs will ever get a ton of viruses because PCs will always be bigger and a bigger target.

]]> By: Facebook safe? - AllDeaf.com http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339024 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:51:27 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339024 [...] worry? More Mac Viruses, Similar Sources: Time to Worry? Good luck, everything is in binary means zeros and ones, it is all it needs to get it working. [...]

]]> By: Top 10 Reasons Why Mac Sucks - CollegeTimes™ http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339023 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:58:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339023 [...] the issue has been improving, according to some). What hasn’t been improving though is the  increasing amount of viruses being found on Macs. Sure, we could play the word game and clarify the difference between trojans [...]

]]> By: Gavno http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339022 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:26:40 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339022 Also do Macs have vulnerabilities? Sure. That’s one of the reasons for software updates. Are there _viruses_ for the Mac? No.

If you care to disagree or know of a Mac OSX virus, please name it. If you can’t then you should be probably just sit still and keep your mouth closed.

Cheers.

]]> By: Gavno http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339021 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:20:47 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339021 @nicnax … Apple issued a fix for the CS4 and iWork trojan shortly after it was discovered. Just run your standard software updates from the apple menu.

Don’t steal software.

]]> By: ritorujon http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339020 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:21:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339020 If OBSCURE = neat, well organized, usable, working, fast…. then yeah, Mac OS X is obscure:-)

Windows is really really good for hackers for these reasons:
1) it’s easy to hack
2) it’s widespread
3) it’s widespread among people who don’t know anything about computer security or even about computers :-D

]]> By: nicnax http://gigaom.com/apple/more-mac-viruses-similar-sources-time-to-worry/#comment-339019 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:25:10 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=15957#comment-339019 i think i have a trojan on my mac
how do i get rid of it? i downloaded the cs4 for a friend and deleted from my mac. now i have the virus. can someone help me? PLEASE

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