AUGD: Re: Augd Digest, Vol 8, Issue 110
AUGD: Re: Augd Digest, Vol 8, Issue 110
- Subject: AUGD: Re: Augd Digest, Vol 8, Issue 110
- From: "Randy B. Singer" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:01:52 -0700
On Oct 4, 2011, at 12:00 PM, email@hidden wrote:
I would argue that, at this point in time, it's unwise for Mac
users to not
arm themselves.
Here are some links that folks might find useful in deciding if they
need to install anti-virus software.
Snow Leopard and Lion contain a malware blocker!
<http://www.macworld.com/article/142457/2009/08/
snowleopard_malware.html>
This malware blocker has been very quietly, but consistently, updated
by Apple to handle the most dangerous, and the most recent, malware
threats. See:
Mac Malware 'Explosion' Missing In Action
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/07/21/mac-malware-explosion-missing-in-action/
Here is an excellent up to date Web site on the topic of Macintosh
malware that you might find illuminating:
http://www.reedcorner.net/guides/macvirus/
...and an associated Macintosh Malware Catalog that rates the
individual threat posed by each piece of malware:
http://www.reedcorner.net/guides/macvirus/malware_catalog.php
Note that most of the threats listed were either rendered moot by an
Apple update, or they never really worked, or they were never seen in
the wild or in significant numbers.
Mac OS X anti-virus software: More trouble than it's worth? | MacFixIt
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10331147-263.html
An article simply entitled "Wolf." It is about the press crying
"wolf" for the past 7 years with regard to the "coming wave of Mac
malware":
Daring Fireball: Wolf!
http://daringfireball.net/2011/05/wolf
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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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