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Old January 30th 18, 02:07 PM posted to comp.sys.mac.system,rec.photo.digital,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Mayayana
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Default Malware on an Apple Mac? Surely not!

"David B." wrote

| I have never had any problems with viruses,
| malware, worms or trojans on any of my Macs in all these years.
|

I haven't had any trouble on my Windows
boxes, either, and I also don't use AV.
Smug Apple fandom is not a protection. It
will only be worse in the future if Macs become
more popular. Like AOL, Apple does a good
job of protecting their users from needing to
have technical expertise, but it's not foolproof.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/new...sing-campaign/

Crooks Created 28 Fake Ad Agencies to Disguise Massive Malvertising Campaign

"the group exclusively targeted desktop browsers, ignoring mobile traffic.
The user's operating system did not count, the group going after Windows,
Linux, Mac, or ChromeOS users alike."

As usual, the big risk here is allowing javascript
in the browser. The second biggest risk is the
assumption that you're not at risk.