news.cnet.com - 12/3/2008
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Updated 7:45 p.m. PST with expert comment, at 7:20 p.m. PST with context on previous coverage, and at 7:08 p.m. PST with background. Apple removed an old item from its support site late Tuesday that urged Mac customers to use multiple antivirus utilities and now says the Mac is safe "out of the ...
blog.wired.com - 12/2/2008
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Apple doesn't want you to believe what it
says, even though the company claims it's not lying....
That's the gist of the Cupertino company's legal response to a lawsuit regarding allegedly misleading advertising for the iPhone 3G. The ...
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Apple: Our Ads Don't Lie, But You're a Fool if You ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/1/2008
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In a notable shift, Apple is now recommending
that Mac users install anti-virus software to help users...
secure their systems. In a technical note quietly published to its support site on Nov. 21, Apple issued the following advice: "Apple encourages the ...
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Apple: Mac Users Should Get Antivirus Software
updates.zdnet.com - 12/1/2008
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updates.zdnet.com —
ZDNet Resources Apple removes anti-virus recommendation On November
21 the blogosphere was abuzz when Apple updated a...
technical note on its Support Web site that says Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus ...
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Apple removes Mac antivirus utilities suggestion
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... which would have made it a lot tougher for a user to become infected by a virus on their Mac. Although security experts were happy that Apple urged their customers to install an antivirus program, running multiple programs could cause a number of problems.
An Apple expert had said that it was not Apple’s intention to tell Mac users that they actually needed any antivirus software, the support note was poorly worded, which is why the note has now been removed.
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Apple Removes Antivirus Support Note, Reiterates OS X's Built-In Protections [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... Their rationale is that the Unix user architecture and security policies in Mac OS X make it inherently much more secure than its Windows counterparts (though not bulletproof) therefore not needing the antivirus protection necessary in PC boxes. [CNET and ...
Apple Removes Antivirus Support Note, Reiterates OS X's Built-In Protection [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... Their rationale is that the Unix user architecture and security policies in Mac OS X make it inherently much more secure than its Windows counterparts (though not bulletproof) therefore not needing the antivirus protection necessary in PC boxes. [CNET and ...
Apple Removes Anti-VIrus Support Note, Reiterates Macs Have Protection Built-In [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... Their rationale is that the Unix user architecture and security policies in Mac OS X make it inherently much more secure—although not bullet-proof—than its Windows counterparts, therefore not needing the anti-virus protection necessary in PC boxes. [CNET and ...
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