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To: Dacula; Swordmaker

Wonder if it can affect Macs?

Will ping swordmaker - he will know.


3 posted on 12/01/2014 3:58:55 PM PST by jacquej ("You cannot have a conservative government with a liberal culture." (Mark Steyn))
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To: jacquej; Dacula
Wonder if it can affect Macs?

Will ping swordmaker - he will know.

No. Sony uses Microsoft Windows computers. Mac and Windows suffer from different types of malware. There are only about 50 trojans that will affect a Mac, and all of those are recognized by OS X which will block them from being downloaded, installed, or run, compared to millions of malware for the Windows platform.

14 posted on 12/01/2014 6:03:28 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users contnue...)
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To: jacquej
Wonder if it can affect Macs?

Security through obfuscation is not a strategy, and working in a mixed environment as an IT architect, I can tell you that Macs are just as much a target for malicious content as Windows machines. Macs, like Linux machines, require several layers of behavioral checks to ensure the user really, really wants to install something. That doesn't make them immune to attacks, it just reduces their risk footprint.

19 posted on 12/02/2014 4:24:21 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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