Macs May No Longer Be Immune to Viruses

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:28PM from the harsh-reality dept.

Bill writes "MSNBC reports that the combination of Apple's growing market share and their recent switch to x86 processors has made Mac OS X a new target for viruses. Unfortunately, it seems that many Mac users are in denial. '[Computer security expert Tom] Ferris said he warned Apple of the vulnerabilities in January and February and that the company has yet to patch the holes, prompting him to compare the Cupertino-based computer maker to Microsoft three years ago, when the world's largest software company was criticized for being slow to respond to weaknesses in its products.'"

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Re:Obviously written by an idiot by Achromatic1978 · 2006-04-30 22:46 · Score: 1, Flamebait

"MSNBC.com is a Microsoft - NBC joint venture"... this says a lot
What does it say? How does it explain the fact that MSNBC also runs stories on Microsoft-based exploits? Hmm... this says a lot.
Daines, a 29-year-old British chemical engineer who once considered Macs invulnerable to such attacks,"... this makes him a qualified source how?
Probably something to do with the fact that 99% of users of systems, be they Mac or Win, are about as knowledgeable about viruses as he is, for better or worse?
Who the fuck is Tom Ferris again?
Who the fuck is bulldogzerofive?