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Macjack That is flatly Not True. There are viruses and malware for MacOS it is just that the protection is pretty good and they rarely get any traction. Apple keeps issuing updates to correct any vulnerabilities for a reason and has been criticised by industry experts for on occasions not fixing problems for extended periods of time, but given a low probability of being attacked does not equal no probability, precautions are still necessary. I regularly run a sweep with VirusBarrier Pro which generally finds something, mostly Adware in the Browsers. So please do not perpetuate a dangerous myth. WuLi I think you are suspecting either a Virus via the FlashDrive firmware, something that existed many years ago, or have a Microsoft document on the drive. Microsoft documents have vulnerabilities in the macros embedded.

These however do not work on Macs as MsOffice for Mac does not have macros and a converted MsOffice document can't pass them on, the conversion simply works on the text. Macs don't get the firmware virus because the Virus uses Windows' Autorun, again something MacOS doesn't have. The main concern for Macs really is passing on viruses to Windows users via Mail, not actually catching them. I have been using VirusBarrier Pro for years now and other than it is rather slow it has no deleterious effect.

I only run it when needed, and as I said it mostly clears out the Adware that all Browsers are vulnerable to. There are other supposed AntiVirus Apps which are a pest, in fact probably Malware themselves, but none that come from the App Store which Apple has vetted themselves. So sorry you really do not know what you are talking about. Most MalWare works on user's ignorance and complacency and that remains a real vulnerability on the Mac because people repeat what you just have said and others who have little to no idea of what is going on, believe it. For more background on the current state of MacOS security: Peter. Yes, I've actually read those articles. There are semantics at play here.

They start off talking about viruses, then quickly segue into 'malware' which is a catch-all. In my experience all active AV products at best use unnecessary resources which can slow your Mac and at worst can bork your whole system. I've seen too many problems here that were related to exactly the AV products talked about in those articles. I've also seen AV software throw up all sorts of false positives.

For these reasons I caution users to stay away from any and all AV products. I think you are still equating the two terms 'virus' and 'malware'. The two are NOT the same and that is the root of the present dispute.

Is there malware for the mac - absolutely. Are there viruses that can attack the mac? The correct answer is 'no, at least for now'.

All known forms of malware that affect the mac rely on user actions-they are of the social engineering kind. A virus is a piece of malware able to copy itself across programs and systems without any user intervention-much like a 'real' virus. Again no such thing effective against the mac exists in the wild. PeterBreis0807 wrote: Semantics! The poster may have used the word 'Virus' as a catch all but clearly is concerned about malware and doesn't care how it specifically works, just what it does.

Yes and that is why I pointed the OP to Malwarebytes. PeterBreis0807 wrote: That Apple has generally caught and blocked most attacks, does not deny their existence, otherwise Apple would not need constant security updates. No one is denying their existence. PeterBreis0807 wrote: We are particularly vulnerable to browser malware, which is what I specifically sweep for and catch.

Fingers crossed I never get worse, but that is just fingers crossed. I've never had any browser malware. I'm not sure why your sweeps are catching it.

Could it be false positives? Macjack wrote: There are no known viruses that affect Mac OS. Unless that is semantics? Office 2016 for mac open calendar by entry idaho.

This is where we get arguing over how many angels there are on the head of a pin. The OP clearly used the term Virus loosely and you are choosing to go by the strict definition, which still does not absolve the MacOS from vulnerability, just Apple has good protection and keeps patching the OS.

I quite regularly get browser malware, across the several browsers I use, but maybe they've got their hooks into me somewhere, I browse a lot and since I download most of my TV shows I get hit there a lot. Despite I have pop-up blocks I still get them coming up under open windows and the cunning buggers make them open the Print dialog box which makes them harder to dismiss. I also am flooded by spam, which seem to breed, the more I junk them the more they breed. I recently travelled overseas for 2 months and within a week my InBox overflowed because I was not there to clear it, and I couldn't use my eMails anymore. MacOS may be way better than Windows, but it is not perfect, and getting less so every day. Apple Footer • This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only.