AV for Macintosh?
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From: T.H on 4 May 2010 05:25 What say the quorum regarding the need for an AV solution, real-time or on-demand, for Macintosh OSX (Snow Leopard)? Apple has such cute code-names for their operating systems... I miss NeXTSTEP... I have found ClamXav and iAntiVirus which are free for home users. All comments welcome. Thanks, T.H
From: FromTheRafters on 4 May 2010 07:28 "T.H" <tinfolihat(a)nospamplease.com> wrote in message news:37adnQDaz_qGdULWnZ2dnUVZ_rGdnZ2d(a)insightbb.com... > What say the quorum regarding the need for an AV solution, real-time > or on-demand, for Macintosh OSX (Snow Leopard)? Apple has such cute > code-names for their operating systems... > > I miss NeXTSTEP... > > I have found ClamXav and iAntiVirus which are free for home users. > > All comments welcome. It depends on the application. At the moment there is less need to protect that OS since there is less malware that targets it. If the Mac is part of a network (various OSes) it will help to protect machines on that network if you have resident antivirus installed.
From: Victek on 4 May 2010 10:26 > What say the quorum regarding the need for an AV solution, real-time or > on-demand, for Macintosh OSX (Snow Leopard)? Apple has such cute > code-names for their operating systems... > > I miss NeXTSTEP... > > I have found ClamXav and iAntiVirus which are free for home users. > > All comments welcome. > > Thanks, > > T.H .. It really is only a matter of time. For PC users there was a period of transition where many believed AV was unnecessary even though viruses already existed. If I had a Mac I would get out in front of the problem and install AV now. IMHO of course, but that's what you asked for <g>.
From: ~BD~ on 4 May 2010 12:56 T.H wrote: > What say the quorum regarding the need for an AV solution, real-time or > on-demand, for Macintosh OSX (Snow Leopard)? Apple has such cute > code-names for their operating systems... > > I miss NeXTSTEP... > > I have found ClamXav and iAntiVirus which are free for home users. > > All comments welcome. > > Thanks, > > T.H Hello TH :) I've tried both of the ones you have already found . Norton and Kaspersky now have anti-virus programmes for a Mac. too! I currently have ClamXav installed. The staff at my local Apple Store are adamant that one need not be concerned - yet! This view is supported by Gary Rosenzweig who tackles the controversial question of whether you need to buy anti-virus software for your Mac. There are currently no active Mac viruses and anti-virus software could cause unexpected problems. Staying informed and up-to-date is a better option. Watch his video presentation, here: http://macmost.com/do-macs-need-antivirus.html HTH -- Dave
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