MSFT PAINT FOR MAC WEB BASED MAC OS X
That’s thanks to built-in defenses in Mac OS X that keep you safe, without any work on your part.” A Mac isn’t susceptible to the thousands of viruses plaguing windows-based computers. AAPL used to aggressively promote this security advantage on its website: The company repeatedly made the point that OS X (now macOS) was inherently more secure than Windows because of its Unix underpinnings. Does This Mean Mac Security Is Failing?Īpple has always made the most of its Mac security advantage compared to Windows PCs. Once again, McAfee spikes out a “glut of adware” as being behind the rapid increase in Mac Malware. The latest McAfee report says detected instances of macOS malware grew another 53% in the first quarter of 2017 alone, topping the 700,000-mark. While most of that was adware - annoying (but otherwise harmless) code that injects advertising into web browsing - 2016 also saw some very serious Mac malware like KeRanger ransomeware. While the total instances among Mac users were dwarfed by what was happening in the Windows world, there were still some 460,000 instances of infected Macs detected. The company releases regular threat reports, where it lays out the current situation in terms of computer security threats.ĪAPL had a little less cause to be smug when it comes to Mac security after McAfee released a report in April, noting that macOS malware instances grew by 744% in 2016. McAfee is one of the world’s leading computer security companies, and is largely owned by Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), which holds a 49% stake. McAfee Threat Report Shows Big Increase in Mac Malware The only good news on that front for Apple and Mac owners is that most of the action has been in relatively harmless adware. While they may have ignored Macs in the past, criminals are increasingly targeting AAPL’s computers.
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