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It wasn't self-propagating, but MacDefender scareware still claimed a lot of machines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Defender http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma
by brownbat 14y ago
It wasn't self-propagating, but MacDefender scareware still claimed a lot of machines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Defender http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Defender
Apple also has a poor record at security patching, which allows for more drive by downloads, especially through Java. Further reading:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/06/apple_patches_java_flaws_at_la.html http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/06/apple_p...
http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/mac/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/mac/