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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1286310"><p>There are some who say that Norton AntiVirus for Mac *is itself* a sort of virus.</p><p></p><p>Please read the the section on this site that is dedicated to the myth of needing an anti-virus, or "security software." You don't need these things at all, what you DO need is common sense (ie don't pirate software, don't install special "porn" viewing codecs, and beware that Nigerian prince etc).</p><p></p><p>As for your email account getting "hacked," others have told the tale but again -- simple passwords are easy to guess. Don't use simple passwords. Use something with a combination of letters and numbers.</p><p></p><p>For example, let's say my mail password was "poodlelover" (it isn't of course, but as an example).</p><p></p><p>That's a pretty weak password. If I changed it to p00d1e10v3r that's a way stronger password.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1286310"] There are some who say that Norton AntiVirus for Mac *is itself* a sort of virus. Please read the the section on this site that is dedicated to the myth of needing an anti-virus, or "security software." You don't need these things at all, what you DO need is common sense (ie don't pirate software, don't install special "porn" viewing codecs, and beware that Nigerian prince etc). As for your email account getting "hacked," others have told the tale but again -- simple passwords are easy to guess. Don't use simple passwords. Use something with a combination of letters and numbers. For example, let's say my mail password was "poodlelover" (it isn't of course, but as an example). That's a pretty weak password. If I changed it to p00d1e10v3r that's a way stronger password. [/QUOTE]
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