Apple adds malware protection to Mac OS X with Snow Leopard
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Apple has long touted Mac OS X as virus free but it seems even they're beginning to worry about malware as they have quietly added malware protection to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. The operating system now scans downloaded items and runs a check of known malware telling the user to delete the file if it comes upon a match.
[...] released version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, received a lot of press when it was discovered to include malware protection. Upon further investigation by Antivirus provider Integro, it seems the malware protection [...]
I don’t see how that’s hypocritical on Apple’s part, that’s just damn responsible. Being secure even when you don’t “need” to be? Makes good logical sense even if it doesn’t make good business sense. Props to Apple.