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02-12-2008, 10:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
NucleusKore TheSaint Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Antigua Posts: 3,447	Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7760344.stm Apple has urged Mac owners to use anti-virus software. In a note posted on its support site in late November, Apple said it wanted to "encourage" people to use anti-virus to stay safe online. The move is widely seen as a response to the growing trend among cyber criminals of booby-trapping webpages that can catch out Mac users. Before now Mac users have been largely free of the security problems that plague Microsoft's Windows. Read On....... __________________ http://www.neville.in http://www.linuxrocks.in "The Future Is Open"

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02-12-2008, 11:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
chandru.in CAFEBABE Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 474	Re: Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs http://movies.apple.com/movies/us/ap...es_480x376.mov ROFLMAO. __________________ Chandru http://tuxychandru.blogspot.com

02-12-2008, 11:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Faun Wahahaha~! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pune/there Posts: 7,686	Re: Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs hola __________________ Blog \| Flickr \| Battlelog Spoiler: Asus Z68 V-Pro\|i5 2500k\|TRUE Black\|Ripjaws X\|U2311H\|N560GTX\|D7000\|XONAR STX\|RE272\|RE0\|CC51\|XE200PRO Walnut\| TD II V2\| Ultraphile\|N5800 Mono

03-12-2008, 12:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
nix Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 648	Re: Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs this disappoints me. imacs were always seen as those computers where there was no antivirus s/w fuss. this kinda takes away the essence of a mac. __________________ nikhilspoliticalblog.wordpress.com- Common man bows to amitabh

03-12-2008, 12:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Charan Rubik's Uncle!! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (Bengaluru) Posts: 3,792	Re: Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs Online Security Suite will be a better name than Anti-Virus __________________ i5 2400 \| DH67BL \| G.Skill Ripjaw 4 GB \| FSP SAGA II 500W \| CM 430 Black Elite \| MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC \| XBox 360 Controller \| 21.5" Samsung Sync Master 2233 \| 4 Mbps @75GB FUP :) Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Discussion \| Battlefield 3 Low Latency Servers List

03-12-2008, 04:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
manishjha18 In The Zone Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: pune (temporary) Posts: 341	Re: Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs yessssssssssssssss

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Online Security Suite will be a better name than Anti-Virus

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Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs

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03-12-2008, 03:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sumeet_naik It doesn't matter! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: KWR, KA Posts: 668	Re: Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs They took it off the kb.. __________________ Twitter - http://twitter.com/Sumeet Blog - http://sumeetnaik.blogspot.com Lenovo Y410 775787Q + SE K530i

03-12-2008, 04:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
chandru.in CAFEBABE Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 474	Re: Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs Seems like Apple is no more that super perfect company which many Macboys think of it to be. __________________ Chandru http://tuxychandru.blogspot.com

03-12-2008, 09:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
NucleusKore TheSaint Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Antigua Posts: 3,447	Update: False Alarm: Apple Mac OS X Anti-Virus? Update: http://gizmodo.com/5100996/false-ala...ndation-is-old So they had doubts ALL ALONG __________________ http://www.neville.in http://www.linuxrocks.in "The Future Is Open" Last edited by NucleusKore; 03-12-2008 at 09:25 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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