do you need to add security to a macbook pro?

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DO IT

by dbwalch - 5/11/12 6:20 PM

In Reply to: do you need to add security to a macbook pro? by deloressteele

yes, save yourself from having to worry about it. Mac's have no magic potion that some people would lead you to believe that there dipped in before leaving the factory that makes them immune. Mac's are no less at risk than a PC but for one reason. Mac's have too small of the market share even with the recent attack its still not yet a large enough market for hackers to be interested in but thats changing so I'd just get intego and then you dont have to worry about it.
I know what I said is going to no doubt ruffle the feathers of the more extreme fanatical members of the cult. So be it all I can say is denial is not a river in Egypt just ask your therapist. But please save your nasty and abusive comments and realize that I speak for no one else by myself and my personal experience is your better off with it because I know plenty of people besides myself that bought into the big lie. The truth of the matter is Mac's are subject to attacks. period

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I wonder if you would be so kind as

by mrmacfixit - 5/12/12 7:44 AM

In Reply to: DO IT by dbwalch

to tell us all about the virus's, especially the names of them, that attack OS X.

Explain how that "recent attack" would have been caught by the Intego software you recommended.

Not sure where you have been for the last few years but the Mac share of the market, albeit smaller than Windows, has nothing to do with the lack of virus's. That little myth went out the window a long time ago.

Anyway, just a couple of names would be nice.

Thanks

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It's pretty simple.

by R. Proffitt - 4/5/12 12:54 PM

In Reply to: do you need to add security to a macbook pro? by deloressteele

Since there is no virus (which we need to have to create the antivirus) all that is left is our own good sense. Let's say you install an app. And that app is a Trojan. I know this can be tough for newer computer owners but what is the difference between a good app and a bad app? A Trojan is nothing more than a bad app and we chose to install it (or not.)

Good idea on the firewall but there are no known exploits there yet. Almost every exploit depends on us installing something bad.
Bob