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Scott asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 1 decade ago

10 points!!Can Macs get viruses?

and if so, please give me some names of viruses that it can get. thanks so much

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Yes, many! I've done it! This is why you STILL NEED ANTIVIRUS. Here is a website that lists many of them: http://antivirus.about.com/od/macintoshresource/Ma...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    theoretically, yes.

    However the only actually mac viruses that were made so far were harmless proof-of-concept malware. However this may or may nor change in the future.

    The most malware that is able to work a mac are usually Trojans. Which are malicious programs that are designed as legit programs in order for you to download and install them to your mac.

    Virtually all mac malware available today, are found in porn or pirate sites.

    Most common mac Trojan is jahlav based, it is used to change DNS settings for phinishing scams.

  • 1 decade ago

    As far as I know yes, it's very very uncommon though. I can't name any because I've never seen one. Mac computers aren't as popular as Windows PC's yet, there for viruses are made primarily for windows because they can do more damage...

  • 1 decade ago

    Of course! All computers can get viruses, even ones that have an anti-virus.

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  • 1 decade ago

    All Computors get viruses.

    Get security for you computor and you won't have to worry about them, like norton anitvirus or McAfee, preferably norton, anyone else wanna help her out?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    As far as we know, no, they can't get viruses.

    They can, however, have trojans installed on them by their cheap-skate owners who download pirated and trojan carrying versions of copyrighted applications.

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