This once again illustrates that Mac systems are not immune to infection by malware, and that it is advisable to take precautions to protect them.įor a sensible discussion of the subject, it is necessary to understand that a computer virus is only one of a number of different types of malware (malicious software).
In March 2016, a ransomware program called KeRanger was discovered by Palo Alto Networks. It is believed to have affected over 7,000 Mac users, whose personal data was rendered unusable by encryption.
