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A support page on Apple's Web site recommending users purchase antivirus software for their Macs received a lot of attention over the past couple of days, but on Tuesday Apple removed the page from its Web site.
Apple antivirus advice 'big to-do about nothing'
"We have removed the KnowledgeBase article because it was old and inaccurate," Apple spokesman Bill Evans, told Macworld. "The Mac is designed with built-in technologies that provide protection against malicious software and security threats right out of the box."
The Web page seemed to go against Apple's newest ad campaigns that suggested only the PC needs antivirus software. Even though the page has been removed, Apple did not telling customers to absolutely not protect themselves.
"Since no system can be 100% immune from every threat, running anti-virus software may offer additional protection," said Evans.
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OK! So everyone agrees Windows PC's are more prone to Virus AttaBy thatch69 on December 11, 2008, 5:02 pmLike it has been stated the Mac OS 10.x is built on BSD Unix, which has been pointed out that Unix relies upon components that are secure to really get the job done...
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smugBy Anonymous on December 4, 2008, 10:22 pmso smug are we... FYI: Secure BSD is the way to go... Keep in mind that the same hardware that a cheap pc uses are in Macs too ;}
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Thank You For Your SupportBy Irving 143 on December 4, 2008, 2:22 pmIf someone does write said "killer virus", don't think for a moment that there won't also be a PC version. So if you wish more aggravation on yourself just to add...
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Its not that simple.By Anonymous on December 4, 2008, 1:25 pmUnlike Windows and OSX their are many version of Unix developed by many different organizations. The level of security varies by distribution. Unix and Unix-like...
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Boy are you stupid. Mac OS X is built on unix which is the mostBy Anonymous on December 4, 2008, 7:54 amBoy are you stupid. Mac OS X is built on unix which is the most secure operating system in the WORLD. Military backbone runs on unix because it is the most secure...
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