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i know , but how to covince someone i dont need antivirus
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It's a Mac. That should be enough of a statement.
Ps- you cant get viruses if you downloaded it. That's a trojan.
Ps- you cant get viruses if you downloaded it. That's a trojan.
assuming you don't try to install stuff pirated versions of iWork, you are fine.
You can get trojans if you install pirated stuff.
You can get trojans if you install pirated stuff.
Giz Explains: Why OS X Shrugs Off Viruses Better Than Windows
http://i.gizmodo.com/5101337/giz-explains-why-os-x-shrugs-off-viruses-better-than-windows
The Mac Malware Myth
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/01/29/the-mac-malware-myth/
The Unavoidable Malware Myth
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/...-apple-wont-inherit-microsofts-malware-crown/
How to check for Trojans
http://www.macworld.com/article/60823/2007/10/trojanhorse.html
http://i.gizmodo.com/5101337/giz-explains-why-os-x-shrugs-off-viruses-better-than-windows
The Mac Malware Myth
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/01/29/the-mac-malware-myth/
The Unavoidable Malware Myth
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/...-apple-wont-inherit-microsofts-malware-crown/
How to check for Trojans
http://www.macworld.com/article/60823/2007/10/trojanhorse.html
If you download software from unknown sources, the operating system will ask you at least twice to enter your password before you can run the software. If you enter your password twice and the software is malicious and does something to your computer, then it is your own fault for downloading it in the first place, and no operating system and no anti-virus software can protect you. Has happened to people who thought they were downloading pirated copies of iWork and Photoshop.
Apart from that, there are at the moment no known viruses that would affect a Macintosh, so anti-virus software won't help you there.
So: If you are stupid enough, you can get yourself into trouble. But there is nothing where anti-virus software would help you. However, anti-virus software has been known to cause trouble itself, so you are better off without it.
Funny, I always joke that Symantec pay people to write viruses and malicious software to maintain their healthy profit margins
