The average person, though, understands a virus to be any kind of malicious software. Viruses have mostly disappeared from the threat landscape. However, by that token, there also aren’t very many Windows viruses these days, either.
By this strict definition, there are no Mac viruses. Technically speaking, a virus is malware that spreads by itself, by attaching itself to other files. As with most good myths, though, there’s a slight element of truth. Most people associate this idea most strongly with the “I’m a Mac/I’m a PC” commercials from a decade ago, such as this one that ran in 2006: The idea that there are no viruses for the Mac goes back to the beginning of Mac OS X, at the very beginning of this millennium. So how can you tell if the advice you’re reading is fact or fallacy? Read on to find out! Fallacy: Macs don’t get viruses
There are many Mac security myths circulating among users.
