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Sophos wrote:Up until just a few days ago, Apple's website was keen to point out that Mac OS X doesn't get PC viruses, and that the operating system "defends against viruses and other malicious applications, or malware" with "virtually no effort on your part".

Now, Apple's changed its tune a little and revised the wording on its "Why you'll love a Mac" webpage:

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Read more: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/06/...g-message/
The problem is that after many years of not thinking about security because "virtually no effort on their part" was required mac users need to adjust. I was expecting Apple to push their App Store as "the only way to make sure you don't install something malicious" but I like that they didn't.
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