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appleinsider.com - 12/2/2008
Apple now "encourages" antivirus use for Mac OS X
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After years of jabbing Microsoft for the seeming need to run antivirus software on Windows, Apple has quietly posted its own recommendation for similar security with its own operating system.
support.apple.com - 12/2/2008
Mac OS: Antivirus utilities
— support.apple.com — Last Modified: November 21, 2008 Article: HT2550 Old Article: 4454 Summary Learn about antivirus utilities available for the Mac OS. Products Affected Consumer Software, Mac OS Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so ... (more) Mac OS: Antivirus utilities
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support.apple.com - 11/26/2008
Mac OS: Antivirus utilities
— support.apple.com — Last Modified: November 21, 2008 Article: HT2550 Old Article: 4454 Summary Learn about antivirus utilities available for the Mac OS. Products Affected Consumer Software, Mac OS Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so ... (more) Mac OS: Antivirus utilities
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voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/2/2008
Apple: Mac Users Should Get Antivirus Software
— voices.washingtonpost.com — In a notable shift, Apple is now recommending that Mac users install anti-virus software to help users secure their systems. In a technical note quietly published to its support site on Nov. 21, Apple issued the following advice: "Apple encourages the ... (more) Apple: Mac Users Should Get Antivirus Software
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Wired: Gadget Lab:  Apple Hints That Macs Can Catch Viruses

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW):  Apple updates antivirus version numbers, security savants lose grip on reality

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Apple Hints That Macs Can Catch Viruses
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... didn't tell me I needed an anti virus." Curiously, the article mentions the Mac OS, not Mac OS X, although the software suggestions are very much up to date. And remember. PC power users (ie. people smart enough not to click on links in email) don't bother with anti-virus software on their Windows machines, either. As my Dad used to say to me, before it was too late: "If you can't be good, be careful." Mac OS: Antivirus utilities [Apple via Apple Insider] ...

Apple updates antivirus version numbers, security savants lose grip on reality
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... and AppleInsider's Aidan Malley. Both pointed to a "recently published" Apple KB article that listed a trio of AV applications available for Mac OS X. ...

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