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  • How do I protect myself?

    Protecting yourself, whether you use AV software or not, is the most important aspect of avoiding malware.  The biggest part of that is keeping up with updates, not only for your system but for all your software.  Security vulnerabilities are being found and fixed by software companies all the time.  These vulnerabilities often provide ways…

  • How does Mac OS X protect me?

    Mac OS X is certainly not impervious to malware, and there have been some imperfections in Appleā€™s handling of security issues over the years. However, there are some very innovative security features in Mac OS X that can do a lot to help protect you, if you let them. The key is knowing what they…

  • What are the threats?

    Classes of Malware It is very important to understand that there are, by my definition, two different kinds of malware. One is the virus: malware that is capable of infecting a machine without user interaction. Some people further divide such malware, referring to viruses (programs that must attach to other programs) and worms (programs that…

  • Adware Removal Guide

    Adware has been a plague on the Windows world for years. Unfortunately, this plague has begun to spread to the Mac as well. There are a number of different programs out there that serve no useful purpose except to shove ads in your face, all just to make money for the developer of the adware.…

  • Time to re-evaluate safety of Mac OS X

    My Mac Malware Guide has, for some time, made the claim that a properly up-to-date Mac OS X system cannot be infected by any known malware. This was true at one point, with some provisos, when that text was originally written. However, recent cases of malware that has failed to be blocked by the XProtect anti-malware system…