Can apple computers get viruses?

An Apple Macintosh computer can get a virus or malware infection, so the short answer to the question is Yes. However, it is less likely for an Apple Macintosh computer to be infected when compared to a Microsoft Windows computer. read more

“The answer is definitely, yes,” says Bogdan Botezatu, Bitdefender’s Senior E-Threat Analyst, “There have been incidents, and there will be more.” A few years ago, Flashback malware exploited a security flaw in Java. read more

While it is entirely possible for Apple computers to get viruses, ultimately the answer really isn't that simple. When compared to the number of viruses that users of Microsoft's Windows operating system can pick up, Apple computers get very few viruses. read more