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Exactly, Mac users have so far been very safe from actual virusses and worms, and other malicious stuff sneaking onto your computer through security holes, howe
by mahrain 15y ago
Exactly, Mac users have so far been very safe from actual virusses and worms, and other malicious stuff sneaking onto your computer through security holes, however, this type is something you can't do anything against. It's the user consciously downloading and running a program.
For this type of inexperienced users Symantec and McAfee make Mac products.
- derefr 15y agoJust as a thought: if there was an "Only run Mac App Store-distributed applications" switch somewhere in OSX's System Preferences, off by default, I know several people for whom I (as their tech-guy-cum-sysadmin) would flip it on in a heartbeat, and then never likely hear about this particular flavor of PEBKAC again.
- wesley 15y agoSystem preferences > accounts > parental controls > limit programs > allow app-store programs > all Deny all the rest.