As I was installing LittleSnitch 2.2beta1, I wondered if that little app could warn me if my computer was being used as a robot site on a botnet. That led me to wonder what the current status is. Are unprotected Macs being used as robots? How much protection is really needed to ward off the threat if it exists?

I didn't put this post in the Networking Forum because it doesn't state a current issue that needs troubleshooting. Was that a proper conclusion?


Mac Pro dual Quad-Core Intel Xeons Early 2008; 16GB RAM; MacOS X 10.11.6, iOS 9.3.5