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Tumbleweed666 said:
.. and then by you 10 months later for no apparent reason?
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No, it was revived today by another post, which I responded to. That post was later deleted. I'm not in the habit of arbitrarily reviving old threads. What difference would it make, even if I had? It happens all the time in the forum. Relax.
 
GGJstudios said:
No, it was revived today by another post, which I responded to. That post was later deleted. I'm not in the habit of arbitrarily reviving old threads. What difference would it make, even if I had? It happens all the time in the forum. Relax.
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...probably why some people always quote the entire post they're responding to. I rarely do, but made an exception this time. 😉
 
Gregg2 said:
...probably why some people always quote the entire post they're responding to. I rarely do, but made an exception this time. 😉
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In my attempts to be brief, I've been burned by that before: Respond to a post, then the poster edits their post or deletes it, leaving mine not making much sense. Oh well! I suppose life WILL go on! 😀
 
anti virus

macs are going to need av since their getting more poplar with idenity theft on the rise
mac will be hit as well as pcs
 
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uellowjacket12 said:
macs are going to need av since their getting more poplar with idenity theft on the rise
mac will be hit as well as pcs
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Antivirus software can't protect you from identity theft, which can occur even if you don't own a computer. There are many techniques used to accomplish identity theft, many of which are available because the victim was not careful with their personal information.
 
intego security barrier x6

hey guys,

just got my first mac... 🙂 wanted one for about 10 years, now I don't know why I waited soooo long, it's AWESOME!!! (27in iMac).

Quick question - as part of the package I got a free full copy of Intego's Internet Security barrier x6 and although I realise the beauty of macs is the lack of virus's, I presume as it's free it won't hurt to install it and be completely safe?
Does it really use a load of resources as someone mentioned?

Any advice much appreciated.
cheers
 
kitewhale said:
Quick question - as part of the package I got a free full copy of Intego's Internet Security barrier x6 and although I realise the beauty of macs is the lack of virus's, I presume as it's free it won't hurt to install it and be completely safe?
Does it really use a load of resources as someone mentioned?
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You don't need it, and it will use system resources that are better used for something productive. Read the link in post #21. That's all you need to know about protecting your Mac from malware.
 
thanks GGJ, done some of the more obvious stuff already, just need to read up a bit more on the rest to decide what level I want to go to.
cheers
 
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