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False Alarm: Apple Mac OS X Anti-Virus Recommendation Is Old [Apple]
gizmodo.com - 12/13/2008
False Alarm: Apple Mac OS X Anti-Virus Recommendation Is Old [Apple]
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The Washington Post, the BBC, and other outlets are pointing out that Apple is, for the first time ever, "quietly" recommending anti-virus software for Mac OS X. A little research shows that this is completely false. Here's the Apple note they point at, postulating the old theory that Apple ...

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MacBytes.com:  Despite what blogs (and Apple) say, Macs will eventually have malware

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Despite what blogs (and Apple) say, Macs will eventually have malware
MacBytes.com — ... jumped on the apparition that graced Apple’s knowledge base stating that Mac users needed to run multiple anti-virus packages. While the KB article turned out to be bogus , it does not mean that Apple users are safe from malware forever. I have said many times before and I will say it again: ...

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