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XP won't expose Macs to viruses, says Gartner

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I don't know what people are thinking when they say that running Windows via Boot Camp can expose your Mac OS X to Windows malware. Obviously some took these insinuations seriously and Gartner reacted. In an advisory published on Gartner's website, research VP Michael Silver said administrators should ignore any suggestions that Apple's move to Intel processors will expose the system to security vulnerabilities. организация свадеб в Краснодаре, перечень свадебных компаний

Silver said in the advisory: "All users should ignore any hype about the possibility of exposing the Mac OS to more viruses or worms. The Mac software will be located on another partition within a different file system; thus, running Windows on a Mac will not expose the Mac software to more malware."



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