[27518] in resnet
Re: Switching to Security Essentials
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cal Frye)
Mon Apr 2 10:02:08 2012
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 09:56:25 -0400
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From: Cal Frye <cjf@calfrye.com>
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"'While, in the past, we did not see this type of attack targeting Macs,
it is clear that the game has changed, and that we are entering a new
period of Mac malware,' the Intego researchers said."
I'm running Intego on my MacBook Pro as I write, and after a bit of
careful configuration, I find it runs pretty well and unobtrusively.
Your mileage may vary, of course, but this Mac user uses antivirus, and
I take many opportunities to remind folks that the Mac isn't inherently
safe.
It's driven by market share more than anything else. The more Macs out
there, the more return to be gained from Mac trojans.
Thanks for the link; I'll use it to beat on some heads again...
On 4/2/12 9:38 AM, Derek Buchanan wrote:
> Cal,
> Speaking of threats to the mac now...
>
> http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225662/Malware_infects_Macs_through_Microsoft_Office_vulnerability
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Best Regards,
-- Cal Frye, Network Administrator, Oberlin College
Mudd Library, x.56930 -- CIT will NEVER ask you for your password!
www.calfrye.com, www.oberlin.edu/cit/
The ethical foundation of humanism: "I'm pullin' for ya. We're all in
this together." --Red Green.
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