Re: Apple recommends anti-virus software for Mac

["David Harley" <david.a.harley () gmail com>]

The document has been pulled for marketing reasons...

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David Harley BA CISSP FBCS CITP
Director of Malware Intelligence
ESET LLC
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org 
> [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Juha-Matti Laurio
> Sent: 03 December 2008 10:41
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Apple recommends anti-virus software for Mac
>
> The document doesn't exists any more
> (We can't find the article you're looking for.)
>
> but it appears that document is not from Nov '08, it's remarkable old.
>
> Juha-Matti
>
> Juha-Matti Laurio [juha-matti.laurio () netti fi] kirjoitti: 
> > in fact they recommend using multiple AV software at 
> > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2550
> >
> > "so that virus programmers have more than one application 
> to circumvent".
> > The TechNote lists Intego VirusBarrier X5, Symantec Norton 
> Anti-Virus 11 for Macintosh, and McAfee VirusScan for Mac.
> > They don't list Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac or avast! 
> antivirus. Additionally, free ClamXav is not mentioned.
> > That release of the document was covered widely in IT security news.
> > My personal opinion is that it's not important is there two 
> or three malware for OS X systems - Leap or Lamzev etc.
> > The most important point is that the market share of Macs 
> is growing an growing.
> >
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