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Original source: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/05/malware-on-the-mac.ars/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/05/malware-on-the-mac... From the Hac
by ansy 15y ago
Original source: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/05/malware-on-the-mac.ars/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/05/malware-on-the-mac...
From the Hacker News Guidelines[1]: "Please submit the original source. If a blog post reports on something they found on another site, submit the latter."
The fact Mac OS X is a security pushover is pretty well known[2]. I wouldn't be surprised if more macs weren't rooted with something much stealthier than Mac Defender. Disclaimer: I use a mac.
[1] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
[2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/faster-forward/post/ie-safari-iphone-blackberry-fall-at-pwn2own-chrome-firefox-android-windows-phone-7-escape/2011/03/14/ABjqQGV_blog.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/faster-forward/post/ie-s...
- bdhe 15y agoThe fact Mac OS X is a security pushover is pretty well known[2]. That raises the question then, why aren't we seeing more Mac viruses and malware? Is it purely a question of economics that market share answers? Is it because there's more technical "know-how" and experience floating around about Windows vulnerabilities? Is it because it is easier to profit off of Windows vulns? These are genuine questions to which I'd love to hear some answers. Edit: The fact that OS X Lion was shared with security researchers in advance[1] is a good move on Apple's part. Does Microsoft do similar things? [1]http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20036218-83.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20036218-83.html
- shawndumas 15y agoThis link included information that the other didn't.
- tzs 15y agoYour second link does not support what you are citing it for.