Malware Explodes on Mac OS X

[frogboy]

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http://www.tomsguide.com/us/malware-mac-os-x,news-21730.html?linkId=18046492

Success breeds contempt, and if you need proof, look no further than the recent proliferation of malware on Mac OS X. In 2015, there has been five times as much malware discovered for Apple's desktop operating system as there was between 2010 and 2014 combined — and this year's not even over yet.


Full article. Malware Explodes on Mac OS X

 

[LabZero]

The increased risk is due to the spread of the Mac platform and the false security of Apple users.

Mac is Unix based so build virus is simply more difficult but not impossible, as the proliferation of recents vulnerabilities and malware showed.

 

[Atlas147]

So true that Mac OS X has users that have a false sense of security, not only allowing malware to infect their systems but also other windows systems where the Mac acts as a conduit.

 

[Secondmineboy]

Firewall is off by default, the user ignores the Gatekeeper warnings, XProtect can be gone around even by renaming the file.

Apple has to do something as well as Mac users.

 

[bunchuu]

So true that Mac OS X has users that have a false sense of security, not only allowing malware to infect their systems but also other windows systems where the Mac acts as a conduit.

and they still didn't do anything to secure their macs. Average mac user says to me "i don't need any AV (or other security suite) because I'm a mac user"

 

[jamescv7]

Its a time to improve the full concept of Mac built in security measures, those features are easily taken for granted without providing a big importance like those introduction on Windows' recent OS.

 

[Secondmineboy]

@jamescv7 : I already mailed up Tim Cook personally and gave him some suggestions

Lets see what they will do about these security issues.

 

[Ink]

Firewall is off by default, the user ignores the Gatekeeper warnings, XProtect can be gone around even by renaming the file.

Apple has to do something as well as Mac users.

No different to Windows 7-10 users. Disable Windows Defender, ignore UAC warnings, using Admin account or shared PC with non-password protected Admin account.

Microsoft has to do something as well as Windows users.