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Title: Scareware Gives Mac Users the Heebie-Jeebies
Post by: HCK on May 02, 2011, 11:00:37 pm
Scareware Gives Mac Users the Heebie-Jeebies


Scareware has apparently made its way to the Apple Mac platform. Intego, which specializes in creating antivirus software for the Apple Mac platform, warned Monday that a fake antivirus program called "MACDefender" is attacking Apple Macs. Scareware in general is a common tactic used by online scammers, and it's been seen many times in the past to fool users of Windows PCs.


http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/72373.html