Demo of Snow Leopard stopping Mac malware
How good is the anti-virus in Snow Leopard, t...
Hοw good is the anti-virus in Snow Leopard, the new Apple operating system? See how Mac OS X Snow Leopard can ѕtοр malware – and how it compares to anti-virus software. More info www.sophos.com
how exactly do you do all this and keep your PCs safe? Do you use a spare or something?
@iWantMyMailNow Ir’s a waste of time, because the OS stops them? Is that what you mean?
go on google and type”operating system market share” you will get the latest results there. MAC is still under 5% on teh global market share. I’m not talking about US market share.
prove me incorrect now. Linux gained 3% in market share globaly. goo look up statistics.
Really, you’re incorrect. In 2008, Computerworld and the NYtimes reported that LESS than 90% of the US used Windows. The Wallstreet Journal and Net Applications (industry standard for computer OS/ISP statistics) reported that 9.6% of Americans now own at least one mac.
you are incorrect .. 5 % uses mac 2% uses linux 1% uses BSD 2% uses other. and 90% uses windows. you are incorrect on that one smartpans. i use linuxmint and i like it.
This is really fascinating. Notice the pattern here; more people are switching to Mac everyday and they’re starting to come out with more malware for them.
yea, cause it cant do any hurt to a unix backbone. 10% of the market uses macs. weird that not ONE of the millions on PCs was built for a mac… hmmmmm
Maybe is it because no-one bothers to write any viruses for mac since its a waste of time?
Ever since I owned my first pc about 6 years ago, I personally haven’t gotten a single infection of any kind. Now my younger brother has done it about 2 times though.
Its all about how “e-savvy” you are. I want to buy a macbook since I don’t plot on gaming with a laptop, but I just despise the apple ads. They piss me off so much.
Delight in your ‘Fisher’s Price’ “My first PC”.
excellent choice my friend
me tooo
cant wait
Oh, sorry, I thought Youtube was free for all…
I’ll leave then, before I cause any Mac users any cause for concern.
I was just posting to point out the virus-ridden PC cliché doesn’t really hold water, sure there are some virii out there, but I can assure you, Windows users worry about them a lot less than you imagine.
It’s just that I have yet to hear a pro-Mac argument that isn’t an ancient cliché, fake or irrelevant.
Btw, most, if not all Mac users have used a windows computer for long term. Mac users have a very excellent understanding of both computers, and the benefits of both. I have found a lot of viruses on my windows doing the same activities I do on my mac. I haven’t found any mac viruses at all. In general, don’t know why so many window’s users insult or challenge mac users when they lack the experience. I don’t see why a window’s user would come in this video unless they were looking to buy a mac.
Then what was your whole point in joining in the comments of a mac video? I pointed out the flaw in the video, and you are saying that you too even take precautions with your windows… meaning the impression you gave before of windows isn’t exactly right. It isn’t as safe as you made it seem to be. I don’t claim that mac is 100%, I just haven’t had any problems whatsoever yet. I just reckon if someone were to point out mac anti-virus flaws, they should find something realistic.
I’ve been using a PC since Windows 3.1. I use my computer pretty much all I can, so when I’m not at school or at work, I’m logged on, playing, surfing or making music.
I have indeed caught ONE virus, on Win95 that shuffled my desktop icons when I went the mouse towards them. I wasn’t running any anti-virus at the time, in fact, that’s when I first started to use anti-virus software. I do take a small care when downloading stuff, and scan individual files before opening them…
i reckon my next computer will be a mac
Note he said SOME forms of malware. It’s not hard to make KISS virus’s that will completely ruin any computer Running OSX.
I seriously doubt your claim. Either you are the luckiest person ever, or you have only had your computer for a few days or so… or you don’t do much on your computer. I have 2 windows XP and a Mac/vista. Both windows have anti-virus. I have found a lot of viruses/trojans for windows. I don’t use my windows XP computers anymore since it feels unsafe. I still don’t accept many files from people due to key-logging claims, but that’s another tale. I have vista on my mac if I need it.
Okay, I am still not seeing the problem. You are missing the point of getting the virus really ON the USB stick in the first place. Using a mac you won’t be able to get the virus in the first place to place on the USB stick to place back on a mac. If you are worrying about viruses, then even windows option would be out, because windows surely would have an anti-virus as well. The only way I see of getting the virus onto the USB is to do it on purpose.
Really, the video is saying the bundled anti-virus software that comes with your machine has flaws.
Basically what it does is scan incoming files for known virus signatures. But imagine a malicious coder were to encrypt the virus and place it in the installer for a different program, then your system become vulnerable, like if you used a USB stick.
Since when?
Besides, in over 15 years of Windows use, I have been hit with only one virus. The only effect of said virus was to go icons around on my desktop when I tried to click on them. I got hit by that virus at a time when I had no anti-virus software at all and I removed all of Windows’ security features.
Mac have been virus free for so long because they were low in the market share, but now that every college student and his dog has one, you’re in the same deal as Windows.
There’s an inherent vulnerability in Mac compared to PC.
On PC you have a unified software environment, but the hardware varies from system to system, so a malicious coder needs to look for software flaws to exploit when attempting to attack PCs.
The Mac on the other hand, has unified software and hardware, so any hardware flaws (which are a lot harder to patch too) become a possible exploit for a malicious coder to target.
Linux is becoming simpler to attack these days, due to the Ubuntu craze.
i dont like the sound of the guy talking
I’m now only using Windows Firewall and Microsoft Security Essentials, with Malwarebytes’ as my scanner.