Macs infected by trojans

[looney]

BBC News - Half a million Mac computers

Awwwwwwww how sad.


"Apple could not provide a statement at this time."

 

[Kazenga <3]

I take it you are still stuck on a primitive windows machine

 

[surrey jim]

wait until [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] hears about this!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

 

[The Brighton Bear]

I take it you are still stuck on a primitive windows machine

 

[Philzo-93]

BBC News - Half a million Mac computers

Awwwwwwww how sad.


"Apple could not provide a statement at this time."

 

[Garage_Doors]

wait until [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] hears about this!

He can't get online, his machine has got a virus.

 

[Woodchip]

wait until [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] hears about this!

He's busy banning everyone that has laughed on this thread. lol

 

[looney]

I take it you are still stuck on a primitive windows machine

Its a myth that macs are safer from Malware, they just haven't been targetted as they are 9% of the market. This is changing as malware is being developed that will infect either when a site is clicked on(2 types of malware waiting for a hit not one type that can do both ).

 

[looney]

He can't get online, his machine has got a virus.

I think its called an izombie.

 

[Bozza]

wait until [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] hears about this!

I heard about it earlier today...

He can't get online, his machine has got a virus.

...and my trusty Macbook Pro is clean.

 

[Bozza]

Its a myth that macs are safer from Malware, they just haven't been targetted as they are 9% of the market. This is changing as malware is being developed that will infect either when a site is clicked on(2 types of malware waiting for a hit not one type that can do both ).

It's a myth that you have any idea what you are talking about.

 

[Superphil]

Thank goodness I run Bootcamp with MS Security Essentials

 

[looney]

It's a myth that you have any idea what you are talking about.

The truth is only a google away.
Google

 

[middletoenail]

Forgive me for asking a stupid question, here goes.

My friend has a Samsung Galaxy phone and he has installed virus software on his android phone. Is it possible install some kind of app on the iPhone that does similar?

 

[Bozza]

The truth is only a google away.
Google

Sorry - in what way does anything there show "Its a myth that macs are safer from Malware"? It doesn't...

Are Macs capable of being infected with malware? Yes they are and I've not suggested otherwise.

Are Macs still safer than a PC? Yes they are (it is here where you're talking your usual incoherent shit)

 

[8ace]

Are hackintoshes affected

 

[Grendel]

The only reason that this is newsworthy is because viruses and malware so rarely affect OSX.

 

[fattyjohn]

Sorry - in what way does anything there show "Its a myth that macs are safer from Malware"? It doesn't...

Are Macs capable of being infected with malware? Yes they are and I've not suggested otherwise.

Are Macs still safer than a PC? Yes they are (it is here where you're talking your usual incoherent shit)[/QUOTE

from what i understand (and it really is not a lot ) its all to do with windows

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Macs are still safer by design. Windows it only takes one website to infect your whole machine. Macs like Linux would require the user to allow this malware root access. So the rule is, don't allow root access unless you know 100% what you are intstalling.

Does this malware require root access to install?