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Jan 9, 2013 8:54 AM in response to GreenMantisby John Galt,Your valid source just invalidated itself.
None of the products generated false positives ... and ZeoBit MacKeeper 2012 all detected 100 percent of the threats,
This is just one of the formerly valid source's many errors.
Deactivate any services such as Sirport, Bluetooth, or IPv6 that you don't use
Definitely don't use Sirport.
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Jan 9, 2013 9:19 AM in response to spectra9by GreenMantis,- Never use an administrator account for day-to-day computing.
- Use a sandboxed browser such as Google Chrome
- Uninstall/disable the standalone Flash Player
- Uninstall/disable the Java Player
- Keep your Mac operating system up-to-date with the latest patches
- Use secure passwords (the Mac includes the KeyChain password manager)
- Deactivate any services such as Sirport, Bluetooth, or IPv6 that you don't use
Never says anything about switching your "Airport"off I think you might need some coke bottles attached to your face to help you see.
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Jan 9, 2013 9:28 AM in response to GreenMantisby Csound1,GreenMantis wrote:
- Deactivate any services such as Sirport, Bluetooth, or IPv6 that you don't use
Never says anything about switching your "Airport"off I think you might need some coke bottles attached to your face to help you see.
There is no such thing as Sirport, your info is erroneus.
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Jan 9, 2013 10:19 AM in response to GreenMantisby thomas_r.,That's a crap study. AV-Comparatives is paid by the anti-virus companies. You can't trust anything they say.
See this one:
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Jan 9, 2013 10:24 AM in response to spectra9by GreenMantis,Mackeeper is a program that generates viruses so that you are pushed to buy it.
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Jan 9, 2013 10:26 AM in response to GreenMantisby Csound1,GreenMantis wrote:
Mackeeper is a program that generates viruses so that you are pushed to buy it.
Are you sure that is what you want to say? It's nonsensical.
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Jan 9, 2013 10:31 AM in response to Csound1by GreenMantis,The Program creates viruses that it knows how to remove and then it makes you want to buy it so it "Can fix the problem". Mackeeper struck an ad at me that cuased my mac to crash.
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Jan 9, 2013 10:32 AM in response to GreenMantisby thomas_r.,Mackeeper is a program that generates viruses so that you are pushed to buy it.
If that made sense (it doesn't), then why are you pushing an article that claims MacKeeper catches 100% of all malware? Do I smell troll?
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Jan 9, 2013 10:33 AM in response to GreenMantisby Csound1,GreenMantis wrote:
The Program creates viruses that it knows how to remove and then it makes you want to buy it so it "Can fix the problem".
You have supporting evidence for that claim I assume.
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Jan 9, 2013 10:33 AM in response to thomas_r.by GreenMantis,I could care less but the back ground of the writer is quite impressive and leads me to belive that he is somewhat knows what he is talking about.
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Jan 9, 2013 10:34 AM in response to GreenMantisby Csound1,GreenMantis wrote:
I could care less but the back ground of the writer is quite impressive and leads me to belive that he is somewhat knows what he is talking about.
He doesn't, and neither do you!
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Jan 9, 2013 10:43 AM in response to GreenMantisby MadMacs0,GreenMantis wrote:
- Deactivate any services such as Sirport, Bluetooth, or IPv6 that you don't use
Never says anything about switching your "Airport"off I think you might need some coke bottles attached to your face to help you see.
Strange, my copy of the pdf says:
7. Deactivate any services such as Airport, Bluetooth, or IPv6 that you don't use
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Jan 9, 2013 11:24 AM in response to spectra9by GreenMantis,Sirport is not Airport but even so you can still have internet with out the airport on.
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Jan 9, 2013 11:34 AM in response to thomas_r.by MadMacs0,Thomas A Reed wrote:
That's a crap study. AV-Comparatives is paid by the anti-virus companies. You can't trust anything they say.
That may be a bit harsh. It's true that companies must pay a fixed fee in order to have their product tested since contributions don't cover all the lab expences, but they are a registered non-profit and don't accept advertising as many other reviews have been doing.
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Jan 9, 2013 11:34 AM in response to GreenMantisby Csound1,GreenMantis wrote:
Sirport is not Airport but even so you can still have internet with out the airport on.
Sirport is a typing error, go check for yourself.