Timeline for Is antivirus software a necessity with the "rise" of MacDefender and others?
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| Apr 5, 2012 at 18:32 | comment | added | bmike♦ | The beauty of this site is you can edit old questions - continue voting on them, put a bounty on them. This looks more like a "grab latest headline, discuss" than something that is moving the discussion forward. The only thing rising that I can see is new people discovering that malware exists. Tempted to close for improvement, but will see how things go over the next two days to improve this. Apple's canonical answer is still good advice - protect your computer if you notice suspicious files - docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mh11389.html | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 17:54 | comment | added | jmlumpkin | as a note, my previous comment was related to the askers original comment, originally noting that 'users with common sense' don't need antivirus. | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 10:03 | answer | added | gentmatt | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 5:04 | answer | added | tyjkenn | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 2:01 | comment | added | JavaAndCSharp | @jmlumpkin: yes, I see your reasoning there. Maybe Adam Eberbach could update his answer. | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 1:57 | comment | added | jmlumpkin | My comment was directed more towards the fact that 'no' isn't the only right answer. I am sure one could find a security expert to disagree, and that viruses are a going to be an growing threat. The question is too localized. My comment about per user is such that I personally would not run AV on a Mac unless required, but in tune with your previous comment, not all users have common sense. | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 1:40 | comment | added | JavaAndCSharp | @jmlumpkin and others: See below - someone did provide a helpful answer - one that I and no doubt many others will find very helpful. It includes a link to where to find some AV software if it is required by IT. It is not a 'yes or no depending on your situation' but a simple 'no'. | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 1:37 | comment | added | jmlumpkin | Yes, this question really can't be answered. Not only is it dependent per user, but there really is no one answer for this either. | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 1:32 | comment | added | Tuesday | I would think this question might get flagged for being a discussion-type question rather than one with a straight answer. | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 0:56 | vote | accept | JavaAndCSharp | ||
| Mar 26, 2012 at 0:42 | answer | added | user3117 | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 0:37 | comment | added | JavaAndCSharp | Please note that this question is different from apple.stackexchange.com/questions/141/…; that question was asked two years ago - before MacDefender. This question wants to know if the rise of MacDefender has changed anything. | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 0:34 | history | asked | JavaAndCSharp | CC BY-SA 3.0 |