For folks who want more malware protection than is offered by the traditional "head in the sand" approach, there are a few decent free malware scanners available. Note that free versions are usually just on-demand scanners and do not necessarily protect you in real time. I've tried ClamX, Sophos & Intego in the past year or two and am currently using Intego VirusBarrier Express, which is free and available from the Mac App Store, at least here in the US. I had been using the Sophos product for a while, but Sophos has refused to fix some annoying accessibility issues. The Intego product has a very limited feature set but I've found it to be nicely navigable using VO.
Also, it's important to know that malware often utilizes third-party software such as Java, MS Office and Adobe products to gain access to your system. One variant of the malware in question uses a vulnerability in java to silently infect unpatched and unprotected Macs. Apple released 2 java updates this week to address this and other security vulnerabilities. It's a good idea to run OS X Software Update every day and check your third party software for updates. I use the Macupdate Desktop for that purpose. Cheers, Bryan On Apr 6, 2012, at 9:28 AM, Gordon Keen wrote: > It's up to the individual though if they want to get locked in to that whole > anti virus upgrade cycle from hell, I'll pass for now thanks. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
