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Should Mac Users Run Antivirus Software?

Posted by kdawson on from the whistling-past-the-malware dept.

adamengst sends in an article from TidBITS in which Macintosh security expert Rich Mogull explains why he doesn't use antivirus software on the Mac, and why most Mac users shouldn't bother with it either. The article also touches on the question of when an increasing Mac market share might tip it over an inflection point into more active attention from malware writers. (Last month Apple had 14% of PC sales, but 25% of dollar value.)

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  1. Why Not ? Norton SlowMo2008 ? by burni · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The Macs are to fast, they need av software to slow them down so the PC gets a chance.

  2. Re:Nay! by thecheatah · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Mac fanboyism to the MAX! I don't write that detailed of a description for proofs in my classes!

  3. Re:Nay! by timmarhy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    if you can afford shit like mini's, you can afford a large enough living area to put a pc. seriously they aren't fucking mobility device.

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