Here’s what we know (and can prove) about macOS malware from publicly verifiable data.ĭo Macs Get More Malware Than Windows PCs?Īccording to a report by Malwarebytes, the average number of threats they detected per endpoint was nearly double on Macs compared to Windows, at 11.0 and 5.8 respectively during 2019. In this post, we’ll spare the fake news and simply lay out the facts. Do Macs get viruses? And if so, how do Macs get viruses? Is a Mac safer than a Windows PC? There’s a lot of confusion, misinformation and frankly (sadly) ignorance among so-called ‘Mac gurus’ who should know better. It’s not the first time we’ve discussed this topic and it almost certainly won’t be the last, but this week’s report by one AV vendor that cyber threats on Mac endpoints have surpassed those on Windows devices, followed by accusations from a prominent Apple evangelist that the vendor was peddling in exaggeration and fear-mongering, have brought the topic into sharp relief once again.
