Apple: The rise of malware for its computers is shaking its reputation

The reputation of its computers Apple, for smooth operation due to the absence of viruses and malware (malware) is shaken.

Ο  The main reason for this is Apple's growing PC market share, which makes OSX popular not only with buyers but also with malware designers and distributors.

Recent data from State of Malware Report by Malwarebytes certify that there is a surge in the percentage of malicious programs circulating on the Internet targeting a computer with the bitten apple logo. In fact, the evidence shows that the malware for Mac has doubled in proportion to the malware that a Windows computer is exposed to.

Recent data from PCs show that Windows PCs display 5.8 different versions of malware, while Apple PCs have 11 cases per machine, which is a concern for analysts and those who have so far chosen an Apple PC for security reasons.

Market research companies certify that from the beginning of 2019 until the beginning of 2020, Apple computers are gaining an increasing market share from 12.33% to 17.04% now, which for many is the main reason why Rising trend of malware for Apple computers.

However, one thing that is useful to emphasize is that while malware targeting Windows computers seems to be more dangerous, as it includes ransomware, trojans and more, while the largest percentage of malware for Apple computers includes main cause adware cases. This, of course, does not mean that something more dangerous may occur in the future.

The general conclusion behind all this is that no computer with an Internet connection can be considered completely secure.

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