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Microsoft: Macs 'Not Safe From Malware, Attacks Will Increase'

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft researchers have analyzed a new piece of Mac malware that uses a multi-stage attack similar to typical Windows malware infection routines. In a post titled 'An interesting case of Mac OSX malware' the Microsoft Malware Protection Center closed with this statement: 'In conclusion, we can see that Mac OSX is not safe from malware. Statistically speaking, as this operating system gains in consumer usage, attacks on the platform will increase. Exploiting Mac OSX is not much different from other operating systems. Even though Mac OSX has introduced many mitigation technologies to reduce risk, your protection against security vulnerabilities has a direct correlation with updating installed applications.'"

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  1. Thank you captain obvious by sl4shd0rk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Thanks MS. Another opportunistic moment to point out to the world your not the only f*uck-up in the solar system.

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