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To: fireman15

“Myth: Apple computers can’t get viruses
Truth: Apple computers are susceptible to malware just like Windows PCs. Apple once bragged they were not as susceptible until a Trojan infected thousands of computers in 2012.”

Non-sequiturs galore there.

“Viruses” aren’t “trojans”.
Both are malware, yes, but that doesn’t make one platform “just...as susceptible”.
And the incident mentioned required nearly heroic levels of stupidity on a cultural level to happen: high-risk malware had to be obtained from risky sources and installed thru risky abnormal methods culminating in the user explicitly authorizing blatant security violations. Hardly on par with the heyday of Windows viruses.


9 posted on 11/04/2017 12:35:11 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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To: ctdonath2

You are obviously a sophisticated computer user that needs no advice or warnings from anyone. However, for others who do not believe their Apple products are vulnerable to malware... it might be wise for them to do a little reading. Here are a few links links to Mac World articles and others. They are meant to be helpful to Apple users.

https://www.macworld.com/article/1166254/what_you_need_to_know_about_the_flashback_trojan.html

http://mashable.com/2012/04/05/mac-flashback-trojan/#jQb_9sEU9Zql

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/816966/Apple-Mac-Macbook-update-warning-malware-ransomware-Dark-Web

https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/do-macs-get-viruses-do-macs-need-antivirus-software-3454926/

https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/iphone/how-remove-virus-from-iphone-or-ipad-3658975/


11 posted on 11/04/2017 1:02:36 PM PDT by fireman15
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