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section;i was wondering what it is about macs that make them not need any antivirus software? i read in my local newspaper about that conficker worm, and they said that
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04-01-2009, 11:31 PM #1iPhone? More like MyPhone
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no antvirus
i was wondering what it is about macs that make them not need any antivirus software? i read in my local newspaper about that conficker worm, and they said that it didnt affect macs, only pcs. i dont understand why that is?
i know. kind of a noob question...
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04-07-2009, 04:44 PM #2
conficker exploited a Server Service on the windows platform.
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04-07-2009, 06:29 PM #3plain jane vanilla (post count restored to FULL AWESOMENESS)
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Microsoft has the market by a large margin, people just dont screw with OSX much because its not nearly as used.
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04-09-2009, 12:56 PM #4iPhone? More like MyPhone
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oh. i thot that there was actually something that had to do with the os itself. i've heard of viruses for osx but not many. thanks by the way.
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