AntiVirus Software

SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple replaced advice on Wednesday that people install anti-virus software on Macintosh computers with assurances that the machines are safe "out of the box."  

The latest commercial for Apple's I'm a Mac, I'm a PC campaign against Microsoft has been tarnished. Just days after Apple posted an article telling Mac users to run antivirus software on Mac OS X, the company pulled the article, saying it was old. "We have removed the knowledge base article...  

My Credit card has been charged for software I never used or ordered!I want a refund!...  

When choosing an antivirus program you are left with a choice, whether to purchase a program such as Norton Antivirus, or choose one of the many free programs that are available to download, these include Avast, AVG and CoMoDo. Let us see what each antivirus software has to offer. Norton...  

Apple has removed a widely publicized support document from its website that encouraged Mac OS X users to install antivirus software, explaining that its operating system was designed with safeguards to protect ...  

Apple publishes a technical note recommending antivirus software for the Macintosh platform.  

As Apple's computers have become more widely used, malware authors have been targeting its products like iTunes, QuickTime, and Safari Web browser.  

Apple suggests multiple antivirus tools for Mac OS Apple is backtracking on previous advice and warning Mac users to install antivirus software.  

Running antivirus software on your Macintosh is a good idea, Apple says. In a knowledge-base article on its support site, Apple is encouraging users to run security software on Mac OS X. While no computer connected to the Internet is immune to viruses and spyware, Apple noted that Mac OS X is...  

As we saw yesterday, the accusations from the BBC, Washington Post, and Cnet saying that Apple was trying to "quietly" recommend antivirus software were false: Our quick fact check showed it was all an update to an old tech note. Now, Apple has removed the articles entirely.  

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec 04, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AVG Technologies today announced that its anti-virus software was voted a winner in the 2008 ...  

A new Trojan horse program identified by anti-malware company BitDefender as Trojan.PWS.ChromeInject.B works as a Firefox plug-in. Two files, one Javascript and one Windows executable, conspire to steal user ...  

As you probably know, the BBC and a bunch of publications pounced over a "new" Tech Support Note recommending the use of anti-virus software, accusing Apple of "quietly" changing their tune about the...  

For the past fifteen years, hundreds of SMBs in the Lancaster area have been turning to Applied Micro for a wide variety of technology services including the purchase and maintenance of hardware, software and ...  

A number of news outlets reported yesterday that Apple had changed its longstanding stance that Macs don't need anti-virus software. Given that one of Apple's more prominent Get a Mac Ads touts the Mac's immunity to viruses, the sudden change of heart seems newsworthy, except that Apple has been...