Hi,

You've done your research, and that's the best thing you can do in this sort of 
situation.  As you've so aptly mentioned, nothing is immune from infection, and 
if you feel that an anti-malware solution would help, then that is best for 
you.  There are many methods by which you can protect yourself, and you've 
chosen one of them.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Apple Teacher
(with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Feb 22, 2019, at 09:31, Craig Werner <[email protected]> wrote:

My sincere thanks to all who have contributed to this thread.  I appreciate the 
recommendations for antivirus software for the Mac, but I also appreciate 
hearing from those of you who feel such software is unnecessary. My concern 
over the possible susceptibility of Macs to harmful invasions is prompted by 
recent articles in leading tech journals that suggest that Macs are becoming 
increasingly frequent targets, and that the notion that they are immune from 
threats is, in some cases, at least, a misguided one. I am not going to take 
issue with those on this forum with much more expertise than I when they say 
they don’t run such software.  I recognize that doing so may in many cases be 
unnecessary and may even slow down machines.

I have decided to update my ClamXAV package and now have a subscription, which 
is the only way one can continue to receive updates.  There is also a new 
version, 3, which seems to work quite well with VoiceOver.

Craig

On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 2:50 AM Simon Fogarty <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Try Sophos 
www.sophos.com/home <http://www.sophos.com/home>,

you can sign up and get a copy that gives you full coverage like a paid copy 
and that you can run on up to 10 machines from the one account / registration 
setup on the site.

I use this on work machines both mac and windows and also personal machines and 
have no issue with it in anyway.



-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On 
Behalf Of Craig Werner
Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2019 4:00 AM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Recommendations for Mac Antivirus Software

Hello, everyone.

I have been using ClamXAV for my Mac antivirus protection.  Since ClamXAV has 
recently gone to a subscription-based pay plan and since the product is not 
gaining the best reviews from the tech sites I read, I wonder what list users 
recommend.  I am looking for reliable detection, thorough cleaning and 
quarantining, and solid VoiceOver compatibility.

Thank you for all help.

Craig

--
The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 
list.

If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you 
feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or 
moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.

Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor.  You can reach mark at:  
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can 
reach Cara at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

The archives for this list can be searched at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 
<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email 
to [email protected] 
<mailto:macvisionaries%[email protected]>.
To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]>.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries 
<https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout 
<https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.

-- 
The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 
list.

If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you 
feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or 
moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.

Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor.  You can reach mark at:  
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can 
reach Cara at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

The archives for this list can be searched at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 
<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>
--- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email 
to [email protected] 
<mailto:macvisionaries%[email protected]>.
To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]>.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries 
<https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout 
<https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.

-- 
The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 
list.
 
If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you 
feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or 
moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.
 
Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: 
[email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at 
[email protected]
 
The archives for this list can be searched at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 
<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>
--- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email 
to [email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]>.
To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]>.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries 
<https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout 
<https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.

-- 
The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 
list.

If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you 
feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or 
moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.

Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor.  You can reach mark at:  
[email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at 
[email protected]

The archives for this list can be searched at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
--- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email 
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Reply via email to