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Old January 31st 18, 07:28 AM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Andy
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Default Malware on an Apple Mac? Surely not!

I own a mac and have many friends who have the latest and gratest mac
computers and indeed one of them did get malware on his mac a well as a
virus so think what ya will HAWK who says he only owns pc's .


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On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 02:39:21 -0500, "Andy" scribbled:

You can get a virus or mal ware on a Mac just as easy as a pc.
In fact hackers have been targeting the new Mac os 11


STFU, Andy.
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Old January 31st 18, 07:29 AM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Malware on an Apple Mac? Surely not!

Will be soon its allready running on the android platform on i phones.


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"Lewis" wrote in message
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In message Andy
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You can get a virus or mal ware on a Mac just as easy as a pc.


No, there are *no* viruses in the Mac. There are literally hundreds of
thousands on Windows.

In fact hackers have been targeting the new Mac os 11


There is no Mac OS 11.



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Old January 31st 18, 10:48 AM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Malware on an Apple Mac? Surely not!

In article , Andy
wrote:

I own a mac and have many friends who have the latest and gratest mac
computers and indeed one of them did get malware on his mac a well as a
virus so think what ya will HAWK who says he only owns pc's .


bull****. any malware you supposedly had was because you were tricked
into installing it.
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Old January 31st 18, 01:40 PM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:16:42 -0000 (UTC), Lewis
wrote:

In message Andy wrote:
You can get a virus or mal ware on a Mac just as easy as a pc.


No, there are *no* viruses in the Mac. There are literally hundreds of
thousands on Windows.


Owning 85%-90% of the desktop market will give you those privileges.
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Old January 31st 18, 02:39 PM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Lewis
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Default Malware on an Apple Mac? Surely not!

In message Andy wrote:
From what my mac friend have said it has or soon will.


Your "friend" knows nothing or you misunderstood.

There is no such thing as Mac Os 11.

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Old January 31st 18, 02:40 PM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Lewis
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In message Andy wrote:
I own a mac and have many friends who have the latest and gratest mac
computers and indeed one of them did get malware on his mac a well as a


If he installed malware, yes.

virus


No.

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Old January 31st 18, 02:46 PM posted to comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Malware on an Apple Mac? Surely not!

Mayayana wrote:
"David B." wrote

| I have never had any problems with viruses,
| malware, worms or trojans on any of my Macs in all these years.
|

I haven't had any trouble on my Windows
boxes, either, and I also don't use AV.
Smug Apple fandom is not a protection. It
will only be worse in the future if Macs become
more popular. Like AOL, Apple does a good
job of protecting their users from needing to
have technical expertise, but it's not foolproof.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/new...sing-campaign/

Crooks Created 28 Fake Ad Agencies to Disguise Massive Malvertising Campaign

"the group exclusively targeted desktop browsers, ignoring mobile traffic.
The user's operating system did not count, the group going after Windows,
Linux, Mac, or ChromeOS users alike."

As usual, the big risk here is allowing javascript
in the browser. The second biggest risk is the
assumption that you're not at risk.


There's a list here.

https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/m...urity-3668354/

"scam software is managing to get into the Mac App Store"

It's a rather eclectic list, rather than being "themed".

The days of "purely destructive" viruses passed years ago,
and anyone in the business, wants to monetize what they make.

And the funny thing is, a general drop in Ransomware was noted in 2017.
Implying either the risk was too high, or the reward was too low.

Coin mining is the latest fad, as it's unlikely to lead to jail time
(unless you target a national supercomputer perhaps). Since at least
one kit allowed "doing it from a browser", it should be dead easy to
deploy cross-platform. Such a slow way to make a buck...

Paul
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Old January 31st 18, 03:16 PM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:39:01 -0000 (UTC), Lewis
wrote:

In message Andy wrote:
From what my mac friend have said it has or soon will.


Your "friend" knows nothing or you misunderstood.

There is no such thing as Mac Os 11.


I think he's referring to iOS 11 which, as far as I know, exists.
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Old January 31st 18, 05:35 PM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Doomsdrzej wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:16:42 -0000 (UTC), Lewis
wrote:

In message Andy wrote:
You can get a virus or mal ware on a Mac just as easy as a pc.


No, there are *no* viruses in the Mac. There are literally hundreds of
thousands on Windows.


Owning 85%-90% of the desktop market will give you those privileges.


Bull****. That stupid myth has been busted so many times it’s not funny.

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Old January 31st 18, 07:49 PM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On 2018-01-31 11:25:18 +0000, -= Hawk =- said:

On Wed, 31 Jan 2018 02:29:04 -0500, "Andy" scribbled:

Will be soon its allready running on the android platform on i phones.


A nonexistent Mac OS will be running on the Android platform on iPhones?
Do you ever think before you post? That's quite possibly the dumbest
thing you've ever said.


Because he's a know-nothing moronic little troll. Just killfile the imbecile.

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Old January 31st 18, 09:06 PM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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In message Doomsdrzej wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:39:01 -0000 (UTC), Lewis
wrote:


In message Andy wrote:
From what my mac friend have said it has or soon will.


Your "friend" knows nothing or you misunderstood.

There is no such thing as Mac Os 11.


I think he's referring to iOS 11 which, as far as I know, exists.


Well in that case there is no malware AND no viruses, so he;'s still an
idiot and still wrong.

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Old February 1st 18, 06:50 AM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Andy
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Read it closely HAWK i said a friend had malware on HIS mac NOT mine i know
youre disabled and an idiot but you can read right?
Read below idot.

(indeed one of them did get malware on his mac a well as a
virus so think what ya will HAWK who says he only owns pc's )


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...
In article , Andy
wrote:

I own a mac and have many friends who have the latest and gratest mac
computers and indeed one of them did get malware on his mac a well as a
virus so think what ya will HAWK who says he only owns pc's .


bull****. any malware you supposedly had was because you were tricked
into installing it.



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Old February 1st 18, 06:52 AM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Andy
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Default Malware on an Apple Mac? Surely not!

Do you own an i phone i dought it.
You can't barely manage youre pc's you have.


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"-= Hawk =-" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Jan 2018 02:29:04 -0500, "Andy" scribbled:

Will be soon its allready running on the android platform on i phones.


A nonexistent Mac OS will be running on the Android platform on iPhones?
Do you ever think before you post? That's quite possibly the dumbest
thing you've ever said.

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  #29  
Old February 1st 18, 06:53 AM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Andy
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Default Malware on an Apple Mac? Surely not!

It does but the other idots who dont own mac products don't know that
espicaly that moron HAWK.


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"Doomsdrzej" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:39:01 -0000 (UTC), Lewis
wrote:

In message Andy
wrote:
From what my mac friend have said it has or soon will.


Your "friend" knows nothing or you misunderstood.

There is no such thing as Mac Os 11.


I think he's referring to iOS 11 which, as far as I know, exists.



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Old February 1st 18, 09:36 AM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Malware on an Apple Mac? Surely not!

In message Andy wrote:
Read it closely HAWK i said a friend had malware on HIS mac


Only if HE installed it.

(indeed one of them did get malware on his mac a well as a
virus so think what ya will HAWK who says he only owns pc's )


You repeating the elie doesn't make it true. What virus? Oh, that's
right, you can't answer that because it's a ****ing lie.


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