Re: Spyware software
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<rsina.no_ssppaamm-F3DBD4.10303231102005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
rsina <rsina.no_ssppaamm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering if the software firewall for OSX 10.4 is supposed to
> stop all "phone home" spyware? In other words do we really need to
> install third party software or not? If we do, is Internet Cleanup (from
> Allume Systems) better, or the shareware Little Snitch?
Stopping spyware on a Mac isn't a concern because no such spyware
exists. The built-in firewall protects your Mac from incoming attacks.
.
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