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Mac botnet malware warning from Symantec

by Kirk Hiner on Oct 1, 2009 at 03:20 PM

Yes, we’re all aware that the Mac is pretty solid against viruses, but it’s not impervious. Evidence of this comes from a report at 9to5Mac in which they state, “Security researchers at Symantec have uncovered what they suspect may be the first Mac OS X botnet launching denial-of service attacks.”… Continue Reading »

Apple: Wait, no, stop, you don’t need Antivirus software

by Bill Stiteler on Dec 3, 2008 at 01:04 PM

In quite possibly the stupidest move Apple has made since the hockey puck mouse, Apple has now removed a Knowledge Base page that advised Mac users to have Antivirus software installed on their machines. Macworld reports: “We have removed the KnowledgeBase article because it was old and inaccurate,” Apple spokesman… Continue Reading »

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