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Apple pull antivirus advice

12.03.08

Apple’s , but at time of posting is no longer there.

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Google still has a cached version of the page, .  You can see a screenshot in the gallery below. 

Apple has historically suggested that Mac computers do not require antivirus protection as malware is generally aimed at Windows-based PCs.  To some, then, the new advice was seen as a backtrack on this stance.  However, it’s also possible that the document was pulled because one interpretation - that users should install multiple antivirus utilities simultaneously - is considered unnecessary and even unhelpful by security experts.


Thanks Tony!

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