See full list on digitaltrends.com. Are there viruses for Apple Mac OS X. As already mentioned, the majority of malware is developed for Windows and it cannot work on a Mac. Despite the fact that viruses on the Mac are much rarer, however, they exist. Infection can occur, for example, through a Java plug-in in the browser (which is why it is not included in the OS package. Protect your Mac from malware. MacOS has many features that help protect your Mac and your personal information from malicious software, or malware. One common way malware is distributed is by embedding it in a harmless-looking app. You can reduce this risk. 'Let’s start with the hot-button issue of Mac OS X viruses. Simply put, at the time of writing this article, there are no file-infecting viruses that can infect Mac OS X' The article goes on to state that the supposed virus released in February 2006 was not a virus, they classified it as a worm.
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