[phoenix0468]

As an example, the user doesn't even need an anti-virus software on his or her Mac.

This is a silly myth among ignorant Apple users. Please don't flame me for using the word ignorant, I did not say stupid. Ignorance is actually more dangerous than stupidity because it implies a lack of education or knowledge not the inability to acquire it. Therefore, be aware of the fact that an Apple IS vulnerable to malicious attacks when not protected by firewalls or anti-virus software.

[noblejones]

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As an example, the user doesn’t even need an anti-virus software on his or her Mac.

This is a silly myth among ignorant Apple users. Please don’t flame me for using the word ignorant, I did not say stupid. Ignorance is actually more dangerous than stupidity because it implies a lack of education or knowledge not the inability to acquire it. Therefore, be aware of the fact that an Apple IS vulnerable to malicious attacks when not protected by firewalls or anti-virus software.
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Yep, I *do* run antivirus software. It’s great at finding viruses on my Parallels Windows partition. Never seen a single peep on the Mac side since 1984.

[Swordmaker]

This is a silly myth among ignorant Apple users.

Currently, Phoenix, the ignorance is on YOUR part. Even Charlie Miller, the winner of the last two CANSECWEST hacking PWN to OWN contests, says it is unnecessary to run AV on a Mac. There are currently ZERO self-replicating, self-transmitting, self-installing viruses for OS X in the wild. There are currently ZERO spyware, and ZERO adware in the wild. There are about 14 easily avoided and removed Trojan horse applications in the wild. Until there is some credible threat that requires the use of AV software, it is unnecessary to run it on a Mac.

[ReignOfError]

Therefore, be aware of the fact that an Apple IS vulnerable to malicious attacks when not protected by firewalls or anti-virus software.

Name one.