Nicolas Zetta, a well-known Tech YouTuber recently put Apple’s software to the test and decided to install 100 viruses on his Apple MacBook.
Nicolas clicked yes for every download and pop-up ads that seem like spam that every person would not click on. He then proceeded to search ‘search engine’ on Google and downloaded everything he found.
The youtuber stated that he came across a search engine called Brave to look for free game’s downloads; after installing Angry Birds, his anti-virus software notified him saying there is a ‘threat detected’ warning of ‘high risk.’
After seeing this notification, he continued his journey to find more games to install on his MacBook and kept going to download BearShare and where he allowed the programme to access all his folders and files as well as Internet Explorer 9. Finally, he found a game called IGI2: Covert Strike which went well according to him.
Zetta continued to download a couple of ransomware variations and started to observe his files showing up and disappearing in the file explorer. After a scan, his anti-virus program found 18 unprotected dangers, failing to reach his goal of 100 viruses.
Others feared that he put his data at risk by doing it on his personal network, which could also compromise his iPhone and other connected devices. He still went on to download more ransomware, until his screen was flooded with pop-ups some even doubled or tripled if you tried to close them and dark and weird pictures.
One user questioned why the action was taken on the user’s home network, assuming they knew not to do it. The whole screen of the Youtuber was covered with ads, pop-ups, and requests from purple bear from Bonzi Buddy virus, banners showing ‘’TROLOLOLOLOL’ and a mouse under all the icons.
After all the downloading of numerous viruses and games he scanned his laptop and found over 141 installed viruses.
This test reveals both Apple’s software performance and the importance of strong cybersecurity practices in the digital era.
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