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Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway View Post
why I got a Mac...
It's the kind of exploit that will come in as a Trojan.

Typically it will be a zip file attached to an email.

It's not a self executing/replicating virus, it's an application and if you authorize it to run you'll be screwed.

Make sure in System Prefs->Security, you have allow installations only from the App Store and identified developers checked off.

The other common delivery form is as a fake Flash Player Update.
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