Why don't Macs get viruses like other pcs?

Macs have not been a high priority target of virus creators because of the relatively few users. I do not know enough about them to say if they're more secure in any way, but it's not unlikely.

The same goes for Linux systems such as Ubuntu, they simply aren't targeted.

Macs can and do get viruses. It's just much less common because almost everyone uses a Windows-based PC (I believe Windows has over 80% market share). As such, virus writers design their viruses to target Windows since it's the dominant platform.

It has NOTHING to do with Macs being any more secure than PCs. It's just that they're less popular. Check out this little video on a fun little virus for Mac. It demonstrates how easy a Mac can get infected:

http://www.troika.uk.com/virus.htm

The simple answer, most viruses are written for Windows. Windows has the largest market share and is therefore the biggest target. Secondly OS X is more secure as it is based on Linux.

Even though there have been rumors of Mac viruses, none have been proven or released in the wild that spread as Windows viruses do. The last two claims were reported by a company wishing to sell it's anti-virus protection.

My feeling has always been that I'm not going to pay good money for a program to detect what doesn't exist yet.

The link listed below isn't actually a virus at all but more of a prank application. It has no way of spreading as virus do and does no actual damage other than pestering the user for a few minutes.

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/10/the-mac-virus-that-...

Enjoy your daughters iMac, I love mine.

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mac's will get virus's just like any other computer

It depends on what sites you visit.what you down load for free.and how many e mails you open that are infected.

you can not be to safe.

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Because the macs kinda have something like built in virus protection