Chaotek Thoughts

It has been reported in the last month that Macs have been attacked with a Trojan virus from pirated software. From what I understand is that the virus intends to create a Mac-based botnet for denial of service and other zombie style attacks. It’s notable that this isn’t the first Mac virus or botnet, just perhaps the first popularized one.

I don’t think it’s a good thing that a virus is getting out there. But I am pleased that the self-righteous Mac people might be taken down a few levels. It has been proven that Mac people are snobs. There is an unending arrogance that radiates from the Mac community that Macs are inherently more secure and generally better, or that Mac users are more sophisticated than other computer users.

At the end of the day, Macs are just as secure as PCs. It’s just that it’s not worth the time to write malicious code against these systems. If you’re going to do the work, I’d think you want the most bang for your buck and PCs dominate the market. Finally, the irony that the virus came from pirated software is so precious that I giggle at the thought of Mac snobs looking down their noses at the rest of us from behind their cloud of smug. It’s not that I don’t like Macs–I just don’t like Mac users.