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Officially receommended, but prob not necessary
Posted by FauxRealism [Email] (more from FauxRealism) on Fri, 7 Aug 2009 08:12:01
In Reply to: Antivirus Software for a Mac?, AeroLady, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:41:35
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Add me to the list of people who have never run any ÅV software on OS X.
For one, I think their is limited benefit (small risk) vs cost (slow performance). Second, I believe that a little common sense will go a long way to protect yourself, in fact much more effectively than any software
(Aunt Trixie forwards you a giant attachment that you weren't expecting, don't open it, etc.)
WSJ tech columnist Walt Mossberg has never recommended AV software on a mac, see
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/garfinkel/17586/
It should be noted however that -officially- Apple does recommend it
http://9to5mac.com/crazy-displayport-virus
I think that this recommendation is mostly to placate the AV software industry, since Apple touts that it is a relatively virus free OS in their own ads.
Running AV software can't hurt if it makes you feel more comfortable, but it appears that many of the Saab-Mac enthusiasts found on this board don't bother.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Antivirus Software for a Mac?, AeroLady, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:41:35
- Officially receommended, but prob not necessary, FauxRealism, Fri, 7 Aug 2009 08:12:01 <-- Viewing This Message
- never have, John in Bismarck, Fri, 7 Aug 2009 05:43:57
- Re: Antivirus Software for a Mac?, KenManiac
, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 19:16:28 - Apple has issued a couple of warnings..., Noel, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 14:17:46
- Re: Antivirus Software for a Mac?, Scott Paterson
, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:36:59
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