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JustJosh How ironic and classic considering Apple just updated their Support documents to tell customers to run antivirus software.
Invulnerable No More: Apple Recommends Antivirus Software
Tech-Ex —
It's long been asserted that Apple computers are invulnerable to viruses. This has not been because the OS is flawless, but rather because hackers focused on the more popular OS: Windows, as well as the fact that most hackers had Windows machines. But no longer. With increased popularity has come increased vulnerability. And with that, Apple has actually begun recommending antivirus software for its users. Apple added a KB article to their site on November 21st. The article, titled "Mac OS: Antivirus utilities," says: Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers ...
Justin Long's a Liar, Apple Tells Mac Users to Install Antivirus Software
Maximum PC —
Talk to any Mac-inite and he'll tell you how secure his Mac is compared to your Windows-based PC. And admittedly, he's right. But is it because Mac OS X is inherently more secure than Windows, or do virus writers simply not give a damn when there are so many Windows users to target? Justin Long doesn't say, and instead insinuates that Mac users needn't worry about malware - see for yourself ...
Apple’s “install antivirus on your Mac” page is gone, but the idea lives on
Hardware 2.0 —
December 3rd, 2008 Apple’s “install antivirus on your Mac” page is gone, but the idea lives on Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:16 am Categories: Security , Apple Tags: Apple Macintosh , Antivirus , Apple Inc. , Desktops , Viruses And Worms , Security , Hardware , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes The knowledge base article on Apple’s support site which encouraged the widespread use of antivirus software on Mac systems has been removed, but the idea that Mac users might still benefit from protection still lives on. The page (which was here ) had the following to say ...
Apple Removes Antivirus KB Article
Tech-Ex —
Apple has removed a KB article recommending usage of antivirus software on its Mac computers, just a short time after it was highlighted in numerous articles. Apple has always touted the relative invulnerability of its OS against malware. The KB article said: 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.It was, in fact, strange that they recommended multiple apps at once, as that would cause issues on a Windows box. However, Apple spokesperson Bill Evans ...
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