Apple Advises Anti-Virus Use On MAC OSX
News has surfaced, of Apple Inc.’s (NasdaqGS: AAPL) advice (via a published technical advisory) for MAC OSX users to utilize anti-virus software. This is a significant modification to a long standing Apple policy, inculcated in their technical support resources, all the way to the Genius Bar. Hat Tip to Brian Krebs, Security Fix Blogger at The Washington Post.
Notwithstanding the apparent about-face of the company (in suggesting the utilization of anti-virus software products), we do believe it is good advice. More information regarding the Apple Technical Note appears after the jump.
Mac OS: Antivirus utilities
Summary
Learn about antivirus utilities available for the Mac OS.
Products Affected
Consumer Software, Mac OS
Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult. Here are some available antivirus utilities:
- Intego VirusBarrier X5, available from the Apple Online Store
License: commercial - Symantec Norton Anti-Virus 11 for Macintosh, available from the Apple Online Store
License: commercial - McAfee VirusScan for Mac
License: commercial
Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple’s recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.
