Comments on: The Mac malware threat http://paulwallbank.com/2011/05/19/the-mac-malware-threat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mac-malware-threat Society and business in the 21st Century Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:25:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 By: The end of Mac complacency | guidebuk.com http://paulwallbank.com/2011/05/19/the-mac-malware-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-19539 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:25:56 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=2417#comment-19539 […] privileges are one of the reasons why the Mac has historically been less prone to infection to virus infections than their Windows cousins. Microsoft made the decision in the 1990s not to tighten Windows’ […]

]]> By: Paul Wallbank http://paulwallbank.com/2011/05/19/the-mac-malware-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-9076 Thu, 26 May 2011 00:41:18 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=2417#comment-9076 In reply to ivan patrick.

I think you’ve misread the article, Ivan. I’m not saying Apple users are free from conman, on the contrary.

My main point is the threats to computer users have moved on and now largely come from online scams which don’t care what computer you use.

]]> By: ivan patrick http://paulwallbank.com/2011/05/19/the-mac-malware-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-9075 Thu, 26 May 2011 00:27:16 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=2417#comment-9075 does your comment on Apple’s apparent freedom from savvy conmen eager to intrude on my “IBM” computer mean that there is no reason for me to change to an Apple machine?

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