Re: Apple recommending anti-virus software for Macs?

Michael Vilain <vilain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"We have removed the KnowledgeBase article because it was old and
inaccurate," Apple spokesman Bill Evans, told Macworld. "The Mac is
designed with built-in technologies that provide protection against
malicious software and security threats right out of the box."

Unless someone wants to be root on their system...

And that's NOT right out of the box behavior.

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