Which Is More Secure – The Apple Macintosh Or A Windows Based Machine?

by Lee on August 14, 2009

in Operating Systems

This is a question that has been asked many, many times before.

Which is the most secure and least likely to succumb to a computer virus?

The Apple Mac :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/misocrazy/211511665/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/misocrazy/211511665/

or a Windows based machine :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/modrak/145056039/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/modrak/145056039/

What do you think?

Also, please take the time to read my new article which expands on the question of Mac vs Windows.

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  • { 11 comments… read them below or add one }

    Matty August 15, 2009 at 10:23 am

    Are Macs inherently more secure or is it purely that they arn’t targeted as much?

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    Lee August 14, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    Ok, so the Mac fanboys have started to have their say. Are there any Windows fans out there?

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    @RyanHurst August 14, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    I would suggest that the difference is very small. Neither is impenetrable. The age-old remark that Macs get fewer infections because they are less widely used is probably true.

    One may be better than the other, but I’d guess that it’s six of one, half a dozen of the other.

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    Benson August 14, 2009 at 9:46 pm

    Apple Mac for the win.

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    Mark August 14, 2009 at 9:28 pm

    D’oh what a dumb question.

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    Gary August 14, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    Well, let me see, which one gets all the viruses? :D

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    Lee August 14, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    Linux? :D

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    Lee August 14, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    If the question was so dumb why did you take the time to answer?

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    Lee August 14, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    Why do you think that Benson?

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    Lee August 14, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    I tend to agree with that assessment Ryan and believe that Windows has more issues predominently because it is the more widely used operating system.

    If the Mac were more popular then there would surely be more malware written for it wouldn’t there?

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    Lee August 16, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    The latter is my belief Matty, though I’ll be looking into it more for another post in the next day or two.

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