Is the iPad and iPhone affected by this malware virus that has infected all these Macs?

The iPad cannot get infected. And not to say there isn't any malware for Mac, but there is no malware that has "affected many macs."

As for iOS, malware written for OS X will not affect the iPad. There are no viruses/malware known to date on iOS.

iOS is a different operating system from the Mac, jsut as mac is different from PC. the same malware can't cross platforms. And as of now, there are no known viruses for iOS.

tinafromwest lafayette wrote:

...so many Macs...

How many is "so many?" I am not aware of a single instance.

Well just google 'mac virus' and you'll get a lot of hits. Basically a trojan piece of malware is making the news and it's got folks all a flutter.

Some reports claim over 600,000 "infections" but that's impossible to verify ...

iVmichael wrote:

Some reports claim over 600,000 "infections" but that's impossible to verify ...

So why post the figure? It's nothing more than someone's wild claim.

Skydiver119 wrote:

Well just google 'mac virus' and you'll get a lot of hits. Basically a trojan piece of malware is making the news and it's got folks all a flutter.

I can also get a lot of hits if I google "Martian landing."

Philly_Phan wrote:

I can also get a lot of hits if I google "Martian landing."

😁 😁 😁

It used a flaw in java to infect people.

There is not now nor has there ever been java on any iOS device.

It's a non-issue.

I'm not going to post links just so you can have fun mocking. You're a big boy, go read. Something anyone knew had to happen eventually, hackers have gotten tired of zipping into PC's and are turning their attention to Macs. Give it a few years and they'll find a way too poke a hole into Android and iOS and Linux....bored folks with nothing better to do.

Any 'panic' is to be expected especially since Mac has always been very superior in it's 'don't get viruses/less vulnerable to viruses' stuff. Well, that's not because they were never vulnerable, just because hackers have always focused on the larger target base, PC's. But now that Mac market shares are growing, they're a bigger target. Just as tablets will become a bigger target as more and more are put into use.

There will eventually be an iPad virus. May take a few years, but someone will do it if for no other reason than to brag that they did.

There still is no Mac virus.

The overblown reaction is to a Trojan, which is a type of malware but not a virus.

Skydiver119 wrote:

I'm not going to post links just so you can have fun mocking.

Then don't allege that the quantity of google hits adds credence to wild claims.

Just because I cannot verify that number bears no relation to the fact that a lot of Mac users have been infected by a Trojan, other reports now say its a lot higher than that number.

These reports are probably more accurate:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402715,00.asp

Also worth noting is that it isn't a flaw in Mac OS X, it is a flaw in the version of Java that is (optionally) used in Mac OS X.

Also worth noting is that the trojan thoughtfully deletes itself if it detects you have any security software installed.

And finally, it has not been confirmed that all 600,000 of these "infections" are actually all from Mac OS X.

As usual its so-called "security" companies using vague wording to spread FUD and scare people into buying their software.

iVmichael wrote:

Just because I cannot verify that number bears no relation to the fact that a lot of Mac users have been infected by a Trojan, other reports now say its a lot higher than that number.

You can not verify that "fact." You have no basis for your statement. You