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Can an iMac get a virus?

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The real answer is: No, it's not possible there are no known Mac OS X viruses in the wild at this writing, so the likelihood of getting one is zero.

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Yes, just like any other computer Mac OS X can get infected with a virus, albeit not as often as a Windows computer, as there is a much smaller percentage of Macs to Windows.

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It is possible but there has never been a real world virus attack the Mac OSx.

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