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Apple Enacts 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'-Policy for Mac Malware

Security on the Mac is always a touchy subject. Since widespread infections have never occurred - until now, perhaps - the real-world security track record of the Mac is pretty much spotless. However, for years now, we've had article after article stating that once the Mac became really popular, malware infections would follow as a natural consequence. While the Mac isn't much more popular if you take the entire world into consideration (and hence, why Steve Jobs tends to use US figures only during his keynotes), here in the western world it has been doing pretty darn good. So, are we seeing a rise in infections?

Ars Technica decided to investigate, and contacted 14 Mac support specialists, including several Apple Store geniuses. Their tales are basically all over the place - while independent Mac support specialists saw no spike in malware infections since the arrival of MAC Defender and its many variants, the Apple Store geniuses did reveal there has been a notable spike in malware infections among machines brought into the Apple stores - so much so in fact that Apple has found it necessary to instate a 'don't ask, don't tell'-policy.

"In the last 6 months, only one of my clients reported a possible malware [scenario]. I have consulted with other Apple services and the rate is basically the same: one or two people out of 750-1000 in six months," a Chile-based Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist named Pablo Toledo told Ars Technica, "Mac users here tend to be alert and informed, and only very basic users fall into the trap."

This low infection rate was confirmed by the other independent support specialists, but when Ars spoke with several Apple Store geniuses, who understandably want to remain anonymous, the picture is entirely different. "MAC Defender has changed everything," one Apple Store genius told Ars Technica, "We probably get 3 or 4 people with this per day. Most of them only got as far as installing the program and haven't entered their credit card details." MAC Defender is what is called scareware; it claims your computer is infected with malware, and will then give you the option of cleaning it for you - for a fee. It can has credit card number plez?

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