Ars Technica: Malware on the Mac: is there cause for concern? Ars investigates

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By Jacqui Cheng
May 19, 2011

Malware on the Mac: is it mostly hype or a real problem faced by real people? If you ask John Gruber, the answer might be the former - there are lots of proof-of-concept scenarios and virtually none that manifest themselves beyond a slow news day. If you ask Ed Bott, however, the answer would be the latter—he recently interviewed an AppleCare employee who claimed that the recent release of fake antivirus app "MAC Defender" has caused a spike in malware reports among Mac users.

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