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Apple Support Forums Suggest Malware Explosion

Posted by Soulskill on from the macpocalypse-is-nigh dept.

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?"

3 of 455 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Finally! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Finally! I am so sick of smug Mac users talking about how Macs can't get viruses because they're so secure.

    Well, this still is no virus... Manually installing malware and typing in the administrator password to do it is bad. But no virus.

  2. Re:Finally! by 0racle · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's not a virus, it's a trojan. You can't technically fix stupid; users that install everything they see will always be the weakest point in system security.

    --
    "I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
  3. Re:If they keep taking 8 months to fix security bu by bonch · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Malware has been "about to explode" on the Macs for the last 10 years according to pundits. People, this is Ed Bott's Microsoft blog. Why are you falling for such obvious flamebait?

    I love these dramatic phrases like "about to explode" and "malware explosion."