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Do Macs get viruses?

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Question added by Aylwin Rex Francisco Roxas , IT Helpdesk Technical Support Engineer , Ali Bin Ali Technology Solutions
Date Posted: 2013/07/18
Jayson Aglubat
by Jayson Aglubat , Creative Artist , Sadeem International Co.Ltd.

I think no..and possibly no...

philip githinji
by philip githinji , owner , philcom solution

every os get virus once there are not protected

Dan Wenry Santa Maria
by Dan Wenry Santa Maria , Design Developer – Acting Senior Design Developer , Tetra Pak (Philippines) Inc.

NO.

Macs have special security integration unlike other OS. A Mac could receive virus but won't let it execute and dominate its system - in other words, it cannot multiply and nest or damage/corrupt the system. 

Mohammad Mesbah Uddin
by Mohammad Mesbah Uddin , Mac Expert , Pran-RFL Group

 

There are NO viruses in the wild that affect Mac OS X at this time.

waleed alaslmi
by waleed alaslmi , network and computer engineer , ghamdan maximum telecom

Sure.
It would be naive to imagine that any operating system would be completely safe from viruses, but Macs are probably as close as you can get.
Between OS built-in security, Apple’s aggressiveness in constantly improving the security of their products, and the relatively small market footprint that Macs have

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