Off the radar of hackers, Macs have had very few viruses to worry about, however, this year Apple increased it’s sales of computers in the business sector by 66%. This brought the attention of hackers. The most ‘virulent’ of the viruses today is called MacDefender (or MacProtector/MacSecurity) and ironically, pretends to be an anti-virus for your Mac. Yes, you do need an anti-virus for your Mac, but at least you don’t have to pay for one. Download Sophos’ free Mac antivirus by clicking here.
If you haven’t been installing all the updates for your Mac, now is the time to do it.
If you have this virus on your computer, at least it’s easy to remove. Click here and follow the instructions.
TIP: A way to protect yourself when using Safari is to un-check the box “Open ‘Safe’ files after downloading” — another irony.