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So, what does Windows has that
Apple doesn't? A lot, apparently.
"99 percent of malware is still developed for the Windows platform since malware writers want to get the biggest bang for their buck when they release their malicious software," Ty Miller, chief technology officer from Pure Hacking, told Fairfax Media.
However,
Apple devices, including the ever popular Macs, are "far easier to infect than a Windows machine these days".
And it appears there are major issues emerging with malware posing as ‘Mac Defender' and ‘Protector' which lands into inboxes and are difficult to remove as they are already running, in many cases.
This comes as
AppleCare support representatives revealed the number of malware-related support calls has spiked recently, with the invasion of phoney programmes posing as Mac Defender and Mac Protector which tells users they have a virus and gives anti-virus software to install, which they are asked to pay for.
One victim reported on
Apple's discussion forum: "I have the Mac Defender virus, got it late last night on an image search. I trashed as much as I could, but unpleasant unwanted sites keeps popping up on Firefox." Another even gave over credit card details to the scam.
"As both Mac laptops and
Apple devices increase in popularity, we will be seeing a continued increase in malware targeting Mac users,"Miller confirmed.
