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Bob Says… Use Either Anti-Virus Software or Your Brain
Apple Eclectic —
... would like to bring to your attention a TechNote from Apple recommending that you install anti-virus software on your Mac. This is hardly surprising, given that The Mac Security Blog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intego, a company which makes anti-virus software — in particular something called VirusBarrier X5 which gets top billing on Apple’s list of must-have prophylactics. It’s hardly surprising that Intego thinks you need anti-virus software, in the same way that it’s hardly surprising that the tart who hangs about outside the newsagents on ...
Apple Recommends Antivirus Software For The First Time Ever
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... Support Note: “Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult. Here are some available antivirus utilities:” ...
Apple now "encourages" antivirus use for Mac OS X
AppleInsider —
... Published: 08:15 PM EST 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. The knowledge base article , posted roughly a week and a half ago, doesn't go so far as to say the software is necessary but still advocates "widespread use" of more than one antivirus package to minimize security risks. By using more than one piece of security software, virus writers can't assume that there will be a particular security suite to bypass, Apple ...
Apple Hints That Macs Can Catch Viruses
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... the stupid customer's words: "What? You 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]
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Apple now recommends “Anti-Virus” software for Mac
Apple Gazette —
... a good idea to have anti-virus software on your Mac.
Apple currently recommends Intego’s VirusBarrier X5, McAfee’s VirusScan for Mac, and Symantec’s Norton Anti-Virus 11.
While Apple may be changing its stance on this issue, there has yet to be a major virus attack on the Mac platform. Many people look at this as simply a sign that the Mac OS is becoming more important, and in wider use. Thus, making it a target, where it previously was not.
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Apple updates antivirus version numbers, security savants lose grip on reality
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... More shocking to this pair of pundits: the KB article actually went so far as to encourage Mac users to buy, install and use antivirus software -- even "multiple antivirus utilities" to prevent the spread of malware, which was ...
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