[Swordmaker]

An interesting article claiming Macs and LINUX are now targets based on reports from Dr.Web, a Russian Computer Security Company, However, the article discusses malware for iOS not Mac. . . and Dr. Web has been crying wolf about Mac malware for three years since they claimed to have found a Java based Netbot that they said had infect 680,000 OS X Macs three years ago. . . which included according to them, UUIDs from Macs that had not even been manufactured yet! — PING!

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[dayglored]

Doctor Web is known to be full of crap. They are all about self-promotion, and not much about accuracy.

Of course all operating systems are targets. That's hardly news.

Linux and Mac OS X and iOS have been "targets" as long as they've been around, but RARELY SUCCESSFULLY ATTACKED, which is the point. Windows has historically been a softer target, but it has become nearly as impervious to attack as its more historically secure brethren.

The problem is, the most vulnerable part of a computer system is the USER -- and until USERS get better at not being fools, ALL computers will be vulnerable.

Because these days, it's NOT about the particular operating system. It's about the user. That's why most malware intrusions these days are based on Trojans, not true viruses.

I wish these idiots like Doctor Web would do something useful for a change. *sigh*

[Spirochete]

Mac fanboys say they’re not susceptible to virus attacks.

[SunkenCiv]

Asking a Russian to handle your computer security is like asking a Nigerian to handle your bank account.

[CyberSpartacus]

Mac is for amateurs who like to think their smart.