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Can apple Macintosh get viruses

Updated: 10/3/2023
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There are no viruses that affect a Mac running Mac OS X.

Not quite read here:

http://www.romow.com/computer-blog/rare-computer-virus-targets-macs-doesnt-infect-pcs/

http://www.dailytech.com/New+Trojan+Virus+Attacks+Mac+Computers+Via+Social+Networking+Sites/article20008.htm

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13y ago

Yes they can, but they are extremely less susceptible to the the huge amounts of viruses that affect other operating systems. Many apple owners don't even have anti virus and they have never gotten viruses!

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There are no viruses that affect Mac OS X. If the Windows operating system is being used on a Mac then it is vulnerable to all the viruses that plague the Windows system.

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There are no known viruses that affect Mac OS X.

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11y ago

before they couldn't get a virus but someone discovered a way that it could so yes a apple mac can get a virus

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"It is possible for an Apple MacIntosh to get a virus, although it is highly unlikely. This is due to the fact that Mac OS X operating system is built on the Unix Kernel industry standard."

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Yes.

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