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Q 4 Mac humans
« on: December 25, 2009, 08:42:36 PM » |
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I just got Ms Blader a Macbook for xmas. Should I tell her to install the mac equivalent of semantic's antivirus software? Price is not an issue.
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tdcoly
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Re: Q 4 Mac humans
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2009, 06:45:21 AM » |
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Don't bother.
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Re: Q 4 Mac humans
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2009, 09:41:07 AM » |
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I use a mac and don't have any anti-virus software installed.
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Re: Q 4 Mac humans
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2009, 10:47:56 AM » |
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Wife uses a Mac Pro for past two years. I use her old G5 Tower that was purchased in 12/03. Neither machine has any virus protection program.
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Re: Q 4 Mac humans
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2009, 03:18:02 PM » |
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I use my Mac sans condomn. Only way to go my friend. Even the ladies agree on that.
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Re: Q 4 Mac humans
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2009, 05:36:43 PM » |
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I got a free anti-virus thing from the Mac website. Works pretty good. Never finds anything. Surprising with the amount of pr0n I look at.
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Re: Q 4 Mac humans
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2009, 05:38:55 PM » |
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there are mac viruses and exploits out there, but I can't imagine with up to date browser, script disabling, OS updates, and even-remotely intelligent web/email habits that it would be an issue, especially if you have a NAT router in front of it.
of course, rootkits would probably be your biggest concern really, just don't give her admin/su powers
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Re: Q 4 Mac humans
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2009, 10:41:46 AM » |
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I got a free anti-virus thing from the Mac website. Works pretty good. Never finds anything. Surprising with the amount of pr0n I look at.
x2 there are mac viruses and exploits out there, but I can't imagine with up to date browser, script disabling, OS updates, and even-remotely intelligent web/email habits that it would be an issue, especially if you have a NAT router in front of it.
of course, rootkits would probably be your biggest concern really, just don't give her admin/su powers x2 |
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I live, I walk, I am the stallion, mang.
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Re: Q 4 Mac humans
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2009, 11:04:11 AM » |
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Re: Q 4 Mac humans
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2009, 08:31:54 PM » |
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I don't really give a *fudge*. She's my daughter, almost all grown up. She won't be around much longer. She wanted it, I bought it for her. She can do what she wants with it.
Thanks for the AV advice. From my intergoogling, I suspected it wasn't necessary but its hard to trust strangers on the intergoogles anymore.
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