14 DAY TRIAL // Usually, hack attacks or other types of malicious attempts affect the computers because there are numerous security flaws discovered in the applications installed on the system. I believe you agree that Windows is the most exploited platform because most of the applications are compatible with it and some of them are really vulnerable. Because Microsoft records Windows attacks every day, the other operating systems are avoided by the exploitation being regarded as more secure programs. Take the example of numerous Linux distributions that are often avoided by viruses because it's way too difficult to create a powerful Linux infection.
Most of us are currently running an Apple Mac so I believe we're all curios if our computers are also vulnerable to viruses. McAfee provides the answer, the security company that posted an article today sustaining the Mac OSX malware is currently inoffensive because there are only? 7 threats available. Marius van Oers sustained other version of MacOS are affected by 69 malicious infections but the systems remain safe and secure as the viruses must be installed by the users.
"OSX is originally based on BSD. One shouldn't run by default with root access so adding/modifying system binaries should, in theory, not be that easy to achieve. Nevertheless *nix rootkits do also exist, so a perfect guarantee can't be given. Also, on OSX systems, the source code is available for many components. This can make it easier for malware authors to write malicious code/exploits," the security firm sustained.
Another question: how can we protect our Mac better, are there any solutions able to protect our Apple computer against the existing infections? Well, the Mac antiviruses are only a few, but the most impressive names are Norton Antivirus and McAfee VirusScan. Both of them, among other names, are available on Softpedia.