Macs now do need anti virus (2 Viewers)

[Martin]

...says Mapple:

"After years of boasting about the Mac's near invincibility, Apple is now advising its customers to install security software on their computers. Apple — which has continually played on Windows' vulnerability to viruses in its advertising campaigns — issued the advice in a low-key message on its support forums. 'Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult.' It goes on to recommend a handful of products."

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/12/02/1314208&from=rss
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/240255/apple-recommends-security-software-for-mac-owners.html

Pretty hilarious the whole "we aren't affected by viruses" mantra taken into account.

 

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[Lawnchair Bes]

you were more fun when you was on against religion

 

[Martin]

Who says I stopped?

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

we miss your 100% commitment

 

[Martin]

Who's we? You and Ze?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

dude, it's martin! he'll stay 100% committed to everything that is not Juventus, Linux, and his religion.

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

laughter and joy and reason



by the way, does anyone run an antivirus on their linux-powered machine

 

[JCK]

laughter and joy and reason



by the way, does anyone run an antivirus on their linux-powered machine

Why would we?

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

i don't either, just asking

 

[Azzurri7]

i don't either, just asking

 

[JCK]

i don't either, just asking

Isn't that one of the points to using the best?

On another note, I am downloading openSuse 11.0, 2 weeks before the release of 11.1

I can't wait to get back to my green little monster.

 

[swag]

you were more fun when you was on against religion

we miss your 100% commitment

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

I'm tired of this, I don't give a fuck, and I'm 100% positive I will never get a virus.

 

[Bjerknes]

Well Martin, they are just protecting themselves against the dangerous coder likes of you who want to destroy their credibility.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Actually, I consider all of those "recommended anti-virus programs" as spyware.

 

[Martin]

Well technically they are by definition; spying on all the stuff on your computer, for a good cause presumably. Like the NSA

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Exactly.

 

[swag]

I'm tired of this, I don't give a fuck, and I'm 100% positive I will never get a virus.

Dude, viruses are everywhere these days. I even got an AV scan for my favorite coffee can.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Wouldn't you be more worried about bacteria than viruses in your shit tin?