SlashGear Japan
Apple’s much-publicized anti-virus advice has disappeared from the company’s support pages. The document, which “encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities”, used to be found at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2550, but at time of posting is no longer there.
Google still has a cached version of the page, viewable here. You can see a screenshot in the gallery below.
Apple has historically suggested that Mac computers do not require antivirus protection as malware is generally aimed at Windows-based PCs. To some, then, the advice was seen as a backtrack on this stance. The document, however, appears to have been the reminents of old advice, now removed as a result of the confusion to customers.
Edit: Apple has made the following statement: “The Mac is designed with built-in technologies that provide protection against malicious software and security threats right out of the box”.
[Thanks Tony!]
2 Responses to “Apple pull antivirus advice”
bob December 3, 2008
That article actually dates back to 2007. Great copying of “news” from other sites!
NeutralMike December 4, 2008
I’m really surprised that the vast majority of people have never run anti-virus software. I always assume people have the software and just run it every once in a while. I use ClamXAV when I want to scan a file I’ve downloaded or received via email, but I don’t have it set up to continually scan. I read a post today at Mac Guru Lounge on the Top 5 Mac Security Tips for the Holidays, which also talked about running AV software.
Neutral