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iPhone virus adds botnet powers

November 24th, 2009 by Liam Tung

In a similar fashion to the relatively benign ikee virus that was recently released, another iPhone virus is targeting jailbroken Australian devices and builds botnet functionality into it, according to computer security firm, Sophos.

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Rickroll virus targets iPhones

November 9th, 2009 by Liam Tung

An Australian has released a virus for the Apple iPhone, ikee, which replaces the infected device's background picture with an image of Rick Astley.

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CA's Apple Mac lives with 100,000+ viruses

June 27th, 2007 by Munir Kotadia

Software vendor CA recently took me for a tour around their AV research centre in Melbourne, where I got to visit their "live virus" room, which was the only place in the building I saw a Mac.

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The secure Mac: myth or legend? Part I

October 10th, 2007 by David Braue

CNET.com.au has this story from David Braue which looks at the question of whether the Mac is really more secure than other PC operating systems. This is part one:

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Apple removes Mac antivirus warning

December 4th, 2008 by Elinor Mills

Apple has removed an old item from its support site late Tuesday in the US that urged Mac customers to use multiple antivirus utilities and this week said the Mac is safe "out of the box".

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The secure Mac: myth or legend? Part II

October 12th, 2007 by David Braue

Here is part two of David Braue's look at whether the Mac is really more secure than other PC operating systems. (Part one is here.)

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Are PC users diluting the IQ of the Mac community?

January 25th, 2008 by Liam Tung

According to one security vendor, Mac users are at a crossroad this year: will or won't they prove to be as gullible as their PC cousins when it comes to security?

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How-to: Secure your Mac

September 26th, 2007 by Erik Eckel

Although viruses pose much less of a threat to the Mac platform, individuals and organisations shouldn't forego protecting Mac systems with a quality antivirus application. In this article we show you the right tips to make sure your Mac is adequately protected.

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iPhone to support third-party apps

October 18th, 2007 by Tom Krazit

Steve Jobs made it official Wednesday morning: third-party applications are coming to the iPhone.

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Numbers game: Macs safe but not so secure

April 10th, 2008 by Tom Krazit

The scalp of Mac OS X has been waved trophy-like after being hacked in controlled environments, yet security researchers are hard pressed remembering the last time a Mac was compromised in the wild.

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