[Ti] i386 viruses

[Ian Collier]

I wouldn't imagine so - for the same reasons that viruses are not  
common under Linux even when running on x86 processors.

Viruses attack operating systems (or their components) not the  
processors. For some reason virus writers are more attracted to the  
near monopoly operating system - and this is only partly due to any  
inherently greater vulnerability.

Of course, if the move to Intel results in a _hugely_ greater market  
share for OS X (which I doubt) then of course OS X may become more  
attractive to virus writers.

--Ian

On 23 Nov 2005, at 22:02, Loren wrote:

> Just wondering, once MacOSX goes i386ish, will it become more
> susceptible to Windows type viruses and vulnerable to a larger army of
> viri-coders?
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