Take a deep breath before you bash Apple. First, the original kb article was ambiguous in its recommendation that people install multiple AV packages and seriously needed to be deleted. Any security pro knows that having more than one AV package on a system can cause problems, especially false positives.
Second, did everyone miss Apple's continued recommendation to use AV software? To wit: "However, since no system can be 100 percent immune from every threat, running antivirus software may offer additional protection." This is NOT "reversing course".
Third, the cracking of the Mac last March was done by someone sitting at the keyboard, not via an external threat. Goes to the old PEBCAK line. ;)
Coupled with the new ChromeInject vuln found in Firefox, I might consider finally getting an AV package to scan incoming files. Either that, or just quit loading unsigned add-ons.
Second, did everyone miss Apple's continued recommendation to use AV software? To wit: "However, since no system can be 100 percent immune from every threat, running antivirus software may offer additional protection." This is NOT "reversing course".
Third, the cracking of the Mac last March was done by someone sitting at the keyboard, not via an external threat. Goes to the old PEBCAK line. ;)
Coupled with the new ChromeInject vuln found in Firefox, I might consider finally getting an AV package to scan incoming files. Either that, or just quit loading unsigned add-ons.
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