Comments on: Phony “Mac Defender” anti-virus software is not your friend, Apple (finally) warns https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/05/25/phony-mac-defender-anti-virus-software-is-not-your-friend-apple-finally-warns/ Making sense of gadgets and technology Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:46:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 By: 5 easy tips for thwarting online hackers : here’s the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/05/25/phony-mac-defender-anti-virus-software-is-not-your-friend-apple-finally-warns/#comment-30 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:46:42 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=402#comment-30 […] by anti-virus pop-ups. You’ve seen ‘em—those annoying pop-up ads that purport to have detected a virus in your PC or Mac and promising to clean your system if you just tap the big flashing button. Careful: there’s […]

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