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what is more likely to give a macbook pro a virus facebook or email? - Bitterfood999 - 02-28-2013 06:55 AM
my mom thinks me checking my facebook and watching videos on youtube has given her mac a virus i never click on advertisements on the side or open emails... my mom on the other hand checks her email all the time and has pictures sent to her from other people... which is more likely to have given the virus
- Josh - 02-28-2013 06:58 AM
Sounds like she got some attachments in emails...
- macdudeosx - 02-28-2013 07:04 AM
Neither, unless you manually downloaded an application and it has asked for the root password, there is no virus. Macs do not download and automatically run applications - they cannot do it.
Unlike Windows, Mac OS X applications don't share a common registry. Mac OS X applications use individual preference files, thus the types of global configuration changes which enable so much of Windows malware is simply not feasible on a Mac. Further, on Mac OS X, the Web browser is not integrated into the operating system - it's a completely separate/independent application. This isolates the browser - a common infection point for Windows users - and helps insulate the Mac OS from external attack. Root access is needed in order for malware to interact with other programs (i.e. steal passwords, intercept transmissions, etc.) By default, root access on a Mac is not enabled. Mac's also do not auto run applications like Windows does, eliminating apps that download and run behind your back.
- PoohBearPenguin - 02-28-2013 07:11 AM
Both are equally capable of infecting your computer.
This is why you really need to have a good anti-virus program installed on your computer and keep it up to date.
Never click on ads or pop-ups.
If you get an email from someone you don't know, and it contains a link or an attachment, do not click on it.
- Jack P - 02-28-2013 07:14 AM
Neither. Macs don't get viruses. Its probably something else that is causing the problem