{"id":75472,"date":"2013-01-31T16:53:55","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T11:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/?p=75472"},"modified":"2013-01-31T16:53:55","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T11:23:55","slug":"a-history-of-mac-malware-the-apple-of-a-virus-developers-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/a-history-of-mac-malware-the-apple-of-a-virus-developers-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"A history of Mac malware: The Apple of a virus developer’s eye"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple Macs are falsely believed to be invincible and completely safe against malware threats and security breaches. But as we recently discussed, this perpetual myth has gradually been broken<\/a> over the years. <\/p>\n

Apple has subtly acknowledged this fact over the last year or so and has made major upheavals in their marketing strategies as a result. In June 2012, the \u201cWhy you’ll love a Mac<\/em>\u201d page on Apple’s official website saw a few minor changes that emphasized this change. Where Apple used to make claims like \u201cApple’s OS X software doesn’t get viruses<\/em>\u201d and \u201cSafeguard your data. By doing nothing<\/em>\u201d they now make drastically contradictory statements like \u201cIt’s built to be safe<\/em>\u201d and \u201cSafety. Built right in.<\/em>\u201d <\/p>\n

If you are still not convinced that Apple Macs are also vulnerable to security threats and malware then how would you feel if you knew that a virus affecting Apple computers was developed 4 years before a virus was developed for IBM PCs and Windows in general? Over the years, the Apple Mac has also seen plenty of viruses and worms and given below is a brief history of major malware threats that have targeted the Mac platform.<\/p>\n

The most prominent viruses designed for Apple Macs<\/strong><\/p>\n