2007-11-13 03:34:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
They don't. Virus' are typically NOT written for Apple, but the contrary, Windows.
2007-11-13 03:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by Phurface 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-22 18:51:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's not many Big businesses out there that use macs so The majority of viruses out there are written attack PCs also windows will likely have holes in the program that allows a virus in but as the sales of macs go up I think some may get one someday
so in short keep windows and an anti-virus updated
2007-11-13 03:43:36 · answer #3 · answered by snobo28 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Viruses don't just happen. They are written by people who get their kicks out of screwing with the largest numbers of people, or largest number of computers, possible. Most rarely (if ever) write viruses for Macs. I have a Mac at home and don't even have virus scan software, and have never had a virus.
2007-11-13 03:41:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most, if not all, viruses are .exe files imbedded in other things so that they are harder to detect.
These .exe files are programmed to attack a specific C://Windows/ directory.
Well, Macs, even ones running Windows, don't have a C://Windows directory!
So its not that Macs can't get viruses- for if a word doc has an imbedded virus, it can be passed on; Macs just can't be effected by windows/dos viruses.
Someone could (and if they do, I will hire someone to hurt them) make a virus for the mac- and recently someone did make a trojan for the mac.
But, due to the way in which Apple has written their OS, you have to launch the installer, go through the boxes, put in your password; not to mention download the file in the first place. You can't simply download something in the background and have it install w/o you knowing it on a Mac. (ie, you'd need to be REALLY stupid to install it in the first place).
2007-11-13 03:41:58 · answer #5 · answered by jared_e42 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was explained to me once that files are encoded with specific data about that file each time it's saved, created, whatever... if ever a virus has "infected" a file and has changed the characteristics about the file, the OS won't access the file because the attributes don't match up to what was coded on it.... or something. Seems smart to me. Surprised Microsoft hasn't figured out to do make their system stable or secure yet...
God I love my Mac! 7 years virus free, no system crashes, no spyware, and no extraneous software constantly running and eating up my resources to protect me from such things. Can't believe I wasted 20+ years on PCs.....
2007-11-13 03:57:47 · answer #6 · answered by greggrunge311 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. The bad guys write malware for the largest target. And Apple is not the largest target.
2007-11-13 03:38:54 · answer #7 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why would someone make a virus that will affect apple.. where in there are only a few appler users than other brands..
2007-11-13 05:36:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋