#Smbup add users update#

The one possible exception to this was NOT a virus. It was the 'Flashback' TROJAN that affected Macs NOT through the OS, but through a clever Java exploit. That makes the responsibility Oracle's, not Apple's.

#Smbup add users update#

Users who did not enable Java were not affected, and Apple slammed the door on that threat with a Software Update anyway, so unless you have been living under a proverbial rock it is not a threat. The remainder are not considered a threat at all.Ĭompare that to the hundreds of thousands of pieces of malware for Windows, including viruses. Right, because Windows laptops get upgraded all the time. good luck trying to 'upgrade' your integrated graphics chip, or the soldered on wifi, or maybe the bluetooth chippery could do with a boost. I assume you have never looked inside a laptop then? WiFi is always on an swappable board.

Usually accessible via simple screw access panels on the back. Bluetooth similar (as this is often part of the WiFi card anyway). The more expensive laptops have experimented with swappable graphics boards. I've often swapped these for clients, but that tends to require a few more screws to be handled on the back. Similar with CPUs - the higher up the range the more swappable a CPU is. You have to ignore the cheapest, bottom range laptop as these cut price corners and start using integrated soldered in graphics and CPUs. Last time I was going to change an internal part in an Apple laptop I needed a heat gun and some very strange dismantling Maharg It is still rare to find a soldered CPU and as you are talking about Apples here then we should ignore the bottom of the range Windows Laptops so we have a fair comparison of like for like.