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Article #11134Re: Horrible iPhone support experience
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Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:30
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:30
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In article <C580FFEB.1CD29%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote: > Interesting local article... > > <http://tinyurl.com/9tmw8s> couple of issues. first of all, from the article itself: Still untested Whether iAntiVirus is effective, I can�t say. I�ve not run into any Mac malware, so I can only presume it would catch something. that's the point i've been making all along. there's nothing to catch now and any anti-virus utility you run today may not catch a future attack. you are no better off with it than you are without it, and quite possibly worse due to bugs in the utility. should malware occur in the future, you will *still* need to update it. second, it basically reads like an ad for iantivirus. why is there no mention of other anti-virus utilities? finally, the company that makes iantivirus lies. they list dozens of mac viruses that the utility blocks, except the problem is a substantial number of them do not run at all in os x, and some are so old that they haven't worked in nearly two decades. for instance, a few stopped working when system 7 was released in 1991 and several of the os x viruses they list no longer work since the exploits have long been patched by apple. it's basically a lie to make the product look better than it really is, and when it comes to security, doing business with a company that lies is not exactly wise.
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