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MontyBrunswick
Apr 5, 2012 9:41am
I thought Macs didn't get viruses but then I read this:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225862/Fast_growing_Flashback_botnet_includes_over_600_000_Macs_experts_say?taxonomyId=12
Should I buy a new Mac? Will it affect me? Please advise.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225862/Fast_growing_Flashback_botnet_includes_over_600_000_Macs_experts_say?taxonomyId=12
Should I buy a new Mac? Will it affect me? Please advise.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Apr 5, 2012 9:46am
Yes.dlazz;1137380 wrote: Should I buy a new Mac?
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Apr 5, 2012 9:48am
As people have been saying for years... it's not that Mac's are that much superior that they can't get viruses. It was just there was a lot less of them so it didn't make sense for hackers to write viruses for them. Now that they are becoming more common place, Mac's can expect to start getting them as they will be targeted.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Apr 5, 2012 9:51am
I agree with C4F.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Apr 5, 2012 9:52am
LOL! And now the world will end.sleeper;1137389 wrote:I agree with C4F.
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 5, 2012 10:03am
They are superior I've had a Mac for 9 years and it still runs like new but the Dell I bought yesterday exploded and killed my dogs.Fly4Fun;1137385 wrote:As people have been saying for years... it's not that Mac's are that much superior
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Apr 5, 2012 10:41am
CALL AL GORE! SHUT DOWN THE INTERNET!sleeper;1137389 wrote:I agree with C4F.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Apr 5, 2012 10:41am
Why are you the way you are?dlazz;1137409 wrote:They are superior I've had a Mac for 9 years and it still runs like new but the Dell I bought yesterday exploded and killed my dogs.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Apr 5, 2012 11:05am
I get it. You're really Michael Vick looking for a valid excuse for your activities which you never really stopped doing after getting out of jail. You sly rascal, you!dlazz;1137409 wrote:They are superior I've had a Mac for 9 years and it still runs like new but the Dell I bought yesterday exploded and killed my dogs.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Apr 5, 2012 11:12am
If you get a virus, trojan, etc, you're a dumbass no matter what type of computer you're using.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Apr 5, 2012 11:13am
Or you just like porn. A lot of porn. All the time.Automatik;1137479 wrote:If you get a virus, trojan, etc, you're a dumbass no matter what type of computer you're using.
And there's nothing wrong with that. Except for the viruses.
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Apr 5, 2012 11:14am
or you like free movies, music, audio books, games, etc...
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Apr 5, 2012 11:14am
You just gotta know the right sites. :thumbup:Heretic;1137481 wrote:Or you just like porn. A lot of porn. All the time.
And there's nothing wrong with that. Except for the viruses.
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 5, 2012 11:26am
Wrong. A lot of viruses (including this one) use Java to inject their payload. Malicious ads are usually the culprit.Automatik;1137479 wrote:If you get a virus, trojan, etc, you're a dumbass no matter what type of computer you're using.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Apr 5, 2012 11:31am
I don't go to sites with malicious ads.dlazz;1137496 wrote:Wrong. A lot of viruses (including this one) use Java to inject their payload. Malicious ads are usually the culprit.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Apr 5, 2012 11:34am
Like ... ???Automatik;1137483 wrote:You just gotta know the right sites. :thumbup:
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Apr 5, 2012 11:45am
How do you know ahead of time? lol at auto being a smug know it all once again.Automatik;1137500 wrote:I don't go to sites with malicious ads.
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Apr 5, 2012 11:49am
limewire, imesh, kazaa, morpheus, napsterScarlet_Buckeye;1137503 wrote:Like ... ???
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 5, 2012 12:23pm
Automatik;1137500 wrote:I don't go to sites with malicious ads.
The ads could be on simple websites such as Facebook. It only takes one malicious ad uploaded to Doubleclick and then you've got your code on a ton of websites.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Apr 5, 2012 7:20pm
I always laugh at the people on FaceBook who get hit with viruses and their wall is plastered with spam posts.
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oletiger
Posts: 166
Apr 5, 2012 9:52pm
this one using flash updates
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/hackers-hitting-macs-virus-industry-experts-202856151.html
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/hackers-hitting-macs-virus-industry-experts-202856151.html
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 5, 2012 9:53pm
"On Tuesday, Apple released a Java update in order to address a critical vulnerability that's being exploited to infect Mac computers with the Flashback Trojan horse."
Java isn't Adobe.
Java isn't Adobe.
Firad
Posts: 1,525
Apr 6, 2012 6:52am
Return of the Mac?
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said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Apr 6, 2012 7:05am
A lot of people like Apple because of it's marketing for the ignorant. Serious computer nerds will always stick to pc's, which are not proprietary.