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Apple Advocates Use of Multiple Antiviral Programs for Macs
The Mac Observer —
Apple Advocates Use of Multiple Antiviral Programs for Macs by on December 1st, 2008 at 5:10 PM Apple recently updated its Knowledge Base to include an article recommending that Mac users use antivirus utilities on their Macs, a move that runs counter to years of the company's advertising and approach to the subject. Apple is now advising Mac owners to use "multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult." The company specifically recommended ...
Macs’ Virus Immunity is Reaching Its Expiration Date
Cult of Mac —
... that the days of Macs being impervious to viruses and malware are probably numbered and sure enough, even Apple Support now officially recommends users install antivirus protection on Mac systems: ...
Apple now recommends anti-virus used on Macs
jkOnTheRun —
... What the...?? In spite of what we've heard for years, even in Apple's own "I'm a Mac" ads, the Cupertino firm is now officially recommending the usage of anti-virus software by all Mac owners. That's the suck! To be fair the ...
Apple encourages widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities
MacDailyNews —
... utilities: Intego VirusBarrier X5, available from the Apple Online Store License: commercial Symantec Norton Anti-Virus 11 for Macintosh, available from the Apple Online Store License: commercial McAfee VirusScan for Mac License: commercial Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple’s recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information. Full article here . MacDailyNews Note: If anyone finds the text of Apple's "Old Article: 4454," please send us ...
Apple says several antivirus apps necessary to protect Macs
Infinite Loop —
[image] For a long time, OS X has been portrayed by both Apple and by Mac users as less susceptible to viruses than Windows. Apple's advertisements and support documents are also a bit hesitant to mention the v-word, but the company recently updated the Apple Support article on antivirus utilities with a bit of a revised stance. The revised article was spotted by The Mac Observer, and now says that Apple "encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities ." Contrary to popular belief, there certainly are Mac viruses out there like the RSPlug ...
Apple again encourages Mac users to use multiple antivirus utilities
MacDailyNews —
... utilities: Intego VirusBarrier X5, available from the Apple Online Store License: commercial Symantec Norton Anti-Virus 11 for Macintosh, available from the Apple Online Store License: commercial McAfee VirusScan for Mac License: commercial Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple’s recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information. Full article here . MacDailyNews Note: The text of Apple's "Old Article: 4454" verbatim: Mac OS: Antivirus ...
Apple quietly recommends using antivirus software
Macworld —
... a PC. But we both need antivirus software. Apple, which has long perpetuated the belief that its operating system is immune to security problems, is recommending that users install security software to make it harder for hackers to target its platform. “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,” according to a support note posted last month. The note was first spotted by ...
Apple's Antivirus Push Nothing To Get Scared About (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... this week about a technical note Apple (AAPL) quietly published to its support site last month encouraging its customers to use "multiple antivirus utilities" to keep their Macs secure. ...
Apple dares to speak of anti-virus
HardMac.com —
With a date of November, comes something to fire up the Web. Apple has dared, in a note to speak about antivirus, and worse - advises the installation of protection software. ...
Apple pulls support note recommending antivirus software
AppleInsider —
... drew widespread attention given that the Mac maker has been critical in its television advertisements of Windows users' need to stock up on virus detection software while its own computers remain immune to viral threats. It was later revealed that the document was about a year old and only caught the attention of industry watchers after Apple recently updated it to reflect changes in the version numbering of the antivirus software it was recommending. "Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one ...
Apple removes anti-virus recommendation
The Apple Core —
... VirusBarrer: antivirus for Mac OS X On November 21 the blogosphere was abuzz when Apple updated a technical note on its Support Web site that says 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. Virus software manufacturer Intego quickly ...
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