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Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs

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NucleusKore
NucleusKore Original post #1
Dec 2, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Source: *news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7760344.stm

Apple has urged Mac owners to use anti-virus software.

In a note posted on its support site in late November, Apple said it wanted to "encourage" people to use anti-virus to stay safe online.

The move is widely seen as a response to the growing trend among cyber criminals of booby-trapping webpages that can catch out Mac users.

Before now Mac users have been largely free of the security problems that plague Microsoft's Windows.

Read On.......
C
Dec 2, 2008 at 11:41 PM
*movies.apple.com/movies/us/apple/getamac_ads1/viruses_480x376.mov

ROFLMAO. :razz::razz::razz:
Faun
Faun #3
Dec 2, 2008 at 11:45 PM
hola
nix
nix #4
Dec 3, 2008 at 12:09 AM
this disappoints me. imacs were always seen as those computers where there was no antivirus s/w fuss. this kinda takes away the essence of a mac.
RCuber
RCuber #5
Dec 3, 2008 at 12:12 AM
Online Security Suite will be a better name than Anti-Virus :)
M
Dec 3, 2008 at 4:34 AM
yessssssssssssssss
gxsaurav
Dec 3, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs

HA AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH :D

Seriously, where are the Macboys now....
Sumeet_naik
Dec 3, 2008 at 3:28 PM
They took it off the kb..
C
Dec 3, 2008 at 4:08 PM
Seems like Apple is no more that super perfect company which many Macboys think of it to be. :D
NucleusKore
Dec 3, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Update: False Alarm: Apple Mac OS X Anti-Virus?

Update:
*gizmodo.com/5100996/false-alarm-apple-mac-os-x-anti+virus-recommendation-is-old

So they had doubts ALL ALONG :D