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Old Mar 27th, 2005, 09:18 PM   #1
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anti-spyware for mac?

is there ne anti-spyware 4 macs, and is it necessary?
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Old Mar 27th, 2005, 09:37 PM   #2
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There is absolutely no spyware that will run on the Mac - therefore no anti-spyware program.
If you search on google for anti-spyware for the Mac you will actually find one, but when you try to download it you get some funny message to check back later because the program is being updated. I checked back every few month during the last year - always the same message.
As I said...no spyware to worry about. On my PC in the office I had a dozen or so every two days that I had to clear out.
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Old Mar 27th, 2005, 09:58 PM   #3
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is there ne anti-spyware 4 macs, and is it necessary?
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Nope. Also since the Mac web browsers do not use any sort of active x controls (like IE on Windows) there is simply no need to worry.
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Old Mar 27th, 2005, 10:06 PM   #4
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Hey greensuperman...sounds like you just switched over. Listen to the world you came from (virus', spyware) to your new word - Apple.
Let me just say welcome!
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Old Mar 27th, 2005, 10:54 PM   #5
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is there ne anti-spyware 4 macs, and is it necessary?
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Hey Man, welcome! I switched about 5 months ago and have asked a lot of similar questions myself when I first switched. You'll find that most of the questions that you've asked/will ask have been posted many many times on this board. I find the search engine on the threads quite nice in terms of finding the answers to my questions. It may save you some time instead of re-posting the questions and waiting for someone to answer.
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