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Apple fights fake anti-virus software

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

 Apple Inc is fighting what security experts say may be the most pernicious types of computer virus to ever target its line of Mac computers.

The company has issued a security advisory warning to customers about a recent scam that infects Macs with malicious software that wrongly tells them their computer is infected with a virus (Fake Anti-virus). The ultimate goal is to get credit card numbers and other valuable personal information.
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