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**Chris** · 21-06-2010, 17:08

But "Mac OS is just as vulnerable as Windoze" is equally baseless as claiming Mac OS is "safe".

The fact is, there are far, far fewer known pieces of malware in the wild that target Mac OSX. Mac fans postulate that this is because the OS architecture is fundamentally more secure than Windows; others postulate that Mac users are naive and benefiting from nothing more than the security of obscurity. Which is true? Who knows? There may well be insufficient evidence to claim OSX is more secure than Windows, but then again there is also insufficient evidence to claim that OSX is equally as insecure and would suffer equally with Windows if it were as popular.

21-06-2010, 17:08	#10
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,326	Re: Macs never get viruses But "Mac OS is just as vulnerable as Windoze" is equally baseless as claiming Mac OS is "safe". The fact is, there are far, far fewer known pieces of malware in the wild that target Mac OSX. Mac fans postulate that this is because the OS architecture is fundamentally more secure than Windows; others postulate that Mac users are naive and benefiting from nothing more than the security of obscurity. Which is true? Who knows? There may well be insufficient evidence to claim OSX is more secure than Windows, but then again there is also insufficient evidence to claim that OSX is equally as insecure and would suffer equally with Windows if it were as popular.