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Free and unprofessional advice on how to avoid Mac malware and headaches:

- DO NOT INSTALL A VIDEO CODEC PACKAGE

- DO NOT RUN COPIED OR TORRENTED SOFTWARE

- DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANTIVIRUS PACKAGES OR "SYSTEM CHECKERS"

- Enable Firewall (System Preferences -> Security -> Firewall Tab)

- Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader unless your PDF workflow absolutely requires it

- Disable Java immediately (Spotlight Magnifying Glass -> 'Java Preferences' application. Uninstall Java entirely for extra credit.)

- Make sure Adobe Flash is at the dead latest self-updating version and set to auto-update (System Preferences -> Flash. Must be 11.3.x.x or greater)

- Update all non-stock browsers to self-updating versions (Name of browser -> Updates...)

- Allow Microsoft Office to check for updates weekly. (Help -> Check for Updates)

- Allow Software Update to do its thing, at least weekly (System Preferences -> Software Update)



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