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Apple: Mac Users Should Get Antivirus Software
- jrnkntl 18y agoI don't get that this is newsworthy. In 2002 apple was already recommending anti-virus software: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50569 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50569
- josefresco 18y agoFrom the article "In a technical note quietly published to its support site on Nov. 21" So I would assume there was no recommendation before for OSX, as your link is for OS9.
- Maktab 18y agoThat's what the WaPo assumed as well, but they were wrong: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1147 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1147
- makecheck 18y agoI've used Macs for over 20 years and I have never, ever had a virus. The anti-virus software itself, ironically, has caused more problems for me. I uninstalled McAfee VirusScan within a month after I could no longer stand the drain on system performance. On Mac OS X, there are a couple things I do to improve security: - I run as a normal user, so that I always see (rare) prompts if admin privilege is being requested. - I am extremely skeptical of software installers that "require" privilege. I usually decide to bail on them.