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Microsft demand them!!! JAjajaja

How many decades did it take for Apple to take security seriously?

Is this optional like on Windows? The article doesn't answer that

binary512, on 26 June 2012 - 09:20 AM, said:

I've used Macs since the early Eighties, and there have been no real threats to Mac security until recently.

MByerly, on 26 June 2012 - 12:29 PM, said:

I've been on Macs since 1996 and used Symantec Antivirus for Mac (SAM) for several years. They supplied monthly virus definitions and there were usually a couple of dozen new ones with each update.

I don't know what you mean by no real threats, but here's a sample definition file from 1997:

Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh, Virus Definitions
©1997 Symantec Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
All product names and trademarks of their respective holders.

For a complete searchable list of all the viruses SAM will detect, please consult the Symantec Antivirus Research Center at the following URL:
<http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html>
*************************************************************
Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update
*************************************************************
New virus definitions:

W97M.Blee.B File Infector
WM.Anarchy.6093.A File Infector
WM.Appder.P File Infector
WM.Cap.BE File Infector
WM.Cartman File Infector
WM.Concept.BW File Infector
WM.Counter.B File Infector
WM.Divina.M File Infector
WM.Divina.N File Infector
WM.DMV.J File Infector
WM.Hot.B File Infector
WM.Jerm.B File Infector
WM.Louvado.A File Infector
WM.MDMA.AL File Infector
WM.Minimal.Y File Infector
WM.Minimal.Z File Infector
WM.MVDK1.A File Infector
WM.Nottice.A File Infector
WM.No_Va.B File Infector
WM.Talon.L File Infector
WM.Trash.B File Infector
WM.Tunguska.A File Infector
WM.Vampire.K:Tw File Infector
WM.Vampire.L:Tw File Infector
WM.Vampire.M:Tw File Infector
WM.Wazzu.DO File Infector
WM.Wazzu.DP File Infector
WM.Yaka.A File Infector
XM.Laroux.AE File Infector
XM.Laroux.AF File Infector
XM.Laroux.AI File Infector
XM.Laroux.AV File Infector
XM.Laroux.BA File Infector
XM.Laroux.BB File Infector
XM.Laroux.J File Infector

Name Changes:

WM.Balrog.A:Sp to WM.Balrog.A:Es
WM.Chaos to WM.Temple.F
WM.Chaos.B to WM.Temple.G
WM.Divina.K to WM.Divina.L
WM.DMV.D to WM.Helper.I
WM.DMV.H to WM.DMV.D
WM.Emperor.A:Tw to WM.Trap.A:Tw
WM.Emperor.B:Tw to WM.Trap.B:Tw
WM.Emperor.C:Tw to WM.Trap.C:Tw
WM.Hitman.A to WM.Minimal.X
WM.MDMA.AI to WM.MDMA.AK
WM.Temple.F to WM.Temple.L
WM.Temple.G to WM.Temple.K
WM.Veneno.A:Sp to WM.Veneno.A:Es

Deletions Due to False Positives:

WM.KillOK.B File Infector
WM.KillOK.C File Infector
WM.Shuffle.A File Infector

This post has been edited by artzy65: 26 June 2012 - 06:06 PM

The rise in social engineering attacks has got to be a concern too. The best, most secure and chained down system will still get infected if the user allows it to be. I know a couple OS-X users who've gotten the spinning beach ball of doom after clicking a bit of malware through their systems. Every one needed to have the disk thoroughly scrubbed and reimaged, all their data was lost.

This post has been edited by MaryCryan: 26 June 2012 - 06:19 PM