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Not strictly true unlike windows both MAC and Linux have a different way of working to run any program or virus or make any changes you have to know the Admin password in the case of linux MAC is built on the same type of core code as Linux. In Linux there is a home partition and a Root partition the home partition is for the user and the Root partition is everything to do with the OS and for any changes to be made to the Root partition you must enter the password so viruses can't execute with out user interaction. Meaning it is much more difficult for a virus writer to attack MAC or Linux not saying it is impossible but with care and a good virus protection I would say it is virtually impossible to attack. Unlike with windows. As shown in the story linked for a malware to attack a MAC machine it requires the user to ignore sensible prevention measures the only weakness I see in MAC is the user if the user is cautious the malware cannot attack
Last edited by supernova1965; 07-05-2011 at 08:07 AM.
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