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    Free Mac AntiVirus

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Tinderbox (UK), Aug 2, 2009.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Tinderbox (UK), Aug 2, 2009
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  2. RogueMonk

    RogueMonk Notebook Deity

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    Enjoy it, although it is completely unnecessary. :D
     
    RogueMonk, Aug 2, 2009
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  3. Luke1708

    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    lol yes, i would prefer having no antivirus as i think an antivirus would increase the temperature of my mac. also i think there are only one or two os x viruses out there.
     
    Luke1708, Aug 2, 2009
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  4. Vogelbung

    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

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    I agree, but in a slightly different way to the oft-touted 'Macs don't need antivirus' chorus. Truth is, if you aren't a born-again-Switcher-to-be, you don't need an antivirus on a PC either.

    There are other more prevalent threats to your computer these days, and Macs aren't invulnerable to those. Application (especially browser)-based hijackings, etc. There are apps which deal with this on Windows, but not, yet, on OS X. this is something I'd like to see - but I think the complacency hasn't worn off yet, as it's a top-down process. Apple isn't security-focused, and they need to be, especially as people who're starting to hackintosh out there are slowly but surely realising the easy pickings that Mac users represent.
     
    Vogelbung, Aug 2, 2009
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  5. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Why pay for something that's not needed? That's like buying a shotgun to protect against mosquitos, overkill, but thanks for the heads up anyway. :p
     
    talin, Aug 2, 2009
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