So far, I only install software from Apple although when Microsoft Office comes out I'll be getting it. I'll investigate virus anti software in due course. However, I only go to safe websites and touch wood, have not had any problems to date but you don't know what is round the corner. Just be careful where you browse etc.
Kawal. On 24 Apr 2015, at 01:02, Joe Quinn <[email protected]> wrote: That's why I just got booth programs now, will test accessibility when i get to the mac. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 23, 2015, at 6:59 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Adware menace has, unfortunately, spread to the Mac, yes. > > The good news is that, right now, there are fairly few strains of the stuff, > and AdwareMedic is a very good bet on its removal. Antivirus software > typically doesn’t identify adware because, while obnoxious in the extreme, it > isn’t actually malicious—at least, not in the sense of actually being harmful > to your computer. > > The bad news is that, like Windows users, you are no longer insulated by > obscurity against your own misjudgement. Install software only from > reputable sources; do not download from any site other than that which > officially distributes the software. In general this means that you do not > download from any repository, such as a download site, but get the software > directly from the project’s own web page, typically the page of the author. > Naturally, if you trust Apple, one obvious way to seal things tight is only > to install from the Mac App Store, or only to install Apple-signed software. > In any event, do not install software merely because you were asked to do so > by any message coming from within your web browser. In case of doubt, ask > questions. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
