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Apple Support Forums Suggest Malware Explosion
dotwhynot writes "According to ZDNet, the volume of in-the-wild malware reports on discussions.apple.com is truly exceptional. With the launch of the first malware DIY kit for OS X earlier this month, and now this, has the malware industry threat finally caught up with the growth of Apple, and what do Mac users need to do?"
/Sent from my high horse.
I would expect as Apple becomes more popular it will become more of a target for malware. This is not very surprising. I just hope Linux never becomes popular!
Man, you really need that seminar!
OSX was engineered from the ground up to be secure.
OSX simply cannot be exploited.
"and what do Mac users need to do?"
Switch to Linux.
Apple products are the best things ever, and obviously more secure than everything else. Everyone knows these are never compromised during pwn2own.
Palm trees and 8
I would like it if all apps had to get vetted through an app store process for OSX just like the iPhone/iPad. The solution is to give up control to Apple. Steve Jobs is the smartest person. And routing all decisions through him will make sure that the best decisions are made quickly and then pushed out to all Apple controlled devices ASAP. I never understand why people want the ability to make decisions that will harm themselves when Apple is telling them that they'll handle it. The nerds need to get a life.
Windows is usually pre-installed.
In either case, here at Microsoft, we feel standards are important. And we have fun, too. Doug Mahugh, Microsoft