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Any good virus protection for iMac?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1456272" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>You need to have executable code in order to do something like that - and if we're talking about a piece of Windows malware, then I don't see how that could happen. Malware is not magic, but it is greatly misunderstood - as is evidenced by your post (and quite a few others in this thread).</p><p></p><p>It's unfortunate, but the security companies have done a superb job of creating and spreading FUD in order to 'keep the sheep in the pen', so to speak. But if you understand even a modicum about how malware works and the realities of the inherent protection built into OS X, anti-virus software is largely ineffective and redundant.</p><p></p><p>Running anti-virus software for the sole purpose of protecting your Windows using co-workers is like buying car insurance for every driver you share a particular stretch of highway with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1456272, member: 24098"] You need to have executable code in order to do something like that - and if we're talking about a piece of Windows malware, then I don't see how that could happen. Malware is not magic, but it is greatly misunderstood - as is evidenced by your post (and quite a few others in this thread). It's unfortunate, but the security companies have done a superb job of creating and spreading FUD in order to 'keep the sheep in the pen', so to speak. But if you understand even a modicum about how malware works and the realities of the inherent protection built into OS X, anti-virus software is largely ineffective and redundant. Running anti-virus software for the sole purpose of protecting your Windows using co-workers is like buying car insurance for every driver you share a particular stretch of highway with. [/QUOTE]
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