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I'm a 50-something and my Mom with her Mac manages to get infected with browser-based malware. And she's pretty careful. But sometimes those "update" notificati

• tracker1 9y ago
  I used to have to clear out malware remotely from one of my grandmother's computers about twice a year, for several years.. I was so happy when it finally died, bought her a chromebook, which she was very happy with. Chromebooks are probably the single best option for a computer with a keyboard. I wish the chrometops were a bit more compelling, as I'd probably switch my other grandmother (ubuntu 16.04) over. She has one program she plays a lot (since 1996) which runs under WINE.
• threeseed 9y ago
  I take it she isn't on a recent OSX version ? Because those apps shouldn't be able to be opened unless the author has code signed them. In which case if they are malware then just report it to Apple and they can centrally block the app.
  • 80211 9y ago
    Yes she is on the most recent OSX version.