Binary Ranger
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I'm really not trying to start a whole Windows vs. Macintosh vs. Linux thing here, but I have heard the old adage: "Mac's don't get viruses". Naturally, I must conclude that this is false since there was a reported case of over 600,000 mac infections some time last year I believe.
What I want to know is, what exactly makes the Mac superior to the common computer virus? I've heard two prominent theories:
1. No one cares about creating viruses for the Mac because it isn't popular enough to target.
2. Mac is constructed of xeno like material and programming that make it immune to human infections.
Now, can someone please confirm this for me? If not someone, preferably a group of people. What exactly makes the Mac less likely to get a computer virus?
What I want to know is, what exactly makes the Mac superior to the common computer virus? I've heard two prominent theories:
1. No one cares about creating viruses for the Mac because it isn't popular enough to target.
2. Mac is constructed of xeno like material and programming that make it immune to human infections.
Now, can someone please confirm this for me? If not someone, preferably a group of people. What exactly makes the Mac less likely to get a computer virus?