In December, Apple announced that Mac users should install anti-virus protection, but since then, they’ve withdrawn the story. However, it makes sense, as more people buy Macs, the more virus creators will create malware for Apples. So if you own an Apple computer, a little precaution is advised. Here is a link to avast! for Macs. No harm in installing it. Just to be safer.

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Finally a Mac anti-spyware. Macscan. I know many Mac users think you don’t need anti-virus or anti-spyware, but it really isn’t wise to go without. There is malware out there designed for Apple machines. Click here to check Macscan out. I am going to test it on my Mac too.

Here is an article about fraudulent anti-spyware program called MacSweeper.

And as more and more people switch to Macs, the more spyware and viruses there will be. Mac users have a right to be smug about having a safer OS, but even one spyware or virus unchecked can wreck havoc on a computer. It never hurts to play it safe.

I haven’t found what I’m looking for yet: a free anti-spyware for Mac computers. (Yes, it’s true I’m afraid, I use both PC and Mac, for awhile I even dabbled in Linux. I know for those of you in the die-hard polarized-camps of Apple versus PC it’s hard to believe, but, in fact I’m so bi-OS sometimes I forget what kind of computer I’m working on. It’s a tool, not a religion.) And unlike some Mac users, I do believe running in virus software on my ibook. There are malware authors out there in cyber-space who specialize in Apple viruses and spyware, fewer in number, perhaps, than the PC bad guys, but still enough to put our computers at risk. Prevention is so less messy and so much preferable than cleanup. I use Virex from days when Apple included it in their Mac services. When Apple stopped sending updates, I found a site where I can download them for free. However, I can’t seem to find a free anti-spyware for Macs. If any of you readers know of one, please let me know.