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Apple Macs now seen as a 'soft target' for spreading viruses
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May 23, 2011, 08:55 AM
 
Scare story.
UK Daily Newspaper:


Apple Macs now seen as a 'soft target' for spreading viruses | Mail Online

I would think Apple may just be on top of this.

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May 23, 2011, 09:34 PM
 
Nothing really new in that report-but it still points out that the biggest potential security problem for Macs is social engineering. A pseudo-protective application that "guards your Mac against hazards" or whatever, is precisely what social engineering is about: convince someone they "need" your malware and get them to install it voluntarily.
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May 24, 2011, 01:59 AM
 
If Mac OS X is a soft target for virii, where are they?

Trojans installed via social engineering are a completely different animal. Not the same problem at all.
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