+2 ClamAV at our colo. On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote:
> +1 ClamAV at home. > > > On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Mayo, Bill <[email protected]>wrote: > >> We don't have any Macs on our network here, but I do use a Mac >> personally. It is essentially true that there is no malware on the Mac. >> The stuff that does pop up is almost always a trojan, and the person has to >> explicitly have permitted it to run (Do you want to install this pirated >> copy of iWork? Sure!). I personally find it sufficient to run ClamAV and be >> done with it, but then again I don't go around on torrent sites trying to >> get pirated software. The major AV companies offer Mac versions of their >> software, but they primarily look for Windows virii (which the Mac can pass >> on via email or file copy, but not be affected by). >> >> Bill Mayo >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Friday, May 01, 2009 10:55 AM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: MAC AV >> >> Haven't the Mac users in your network told you? Mac's don't get >> malware of any type. >> >> Seriously that was what I keep getting told, so we don't buy any malware >> protection for them, but I think Symantec, MacAffe., and others of the big >> names might have some. >> >> Jon >> >> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Bill Songstad (WCUL) < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Since there are a number of folks apparently running Macs in their >>> networks, I was wondering what everybody is using to protect them from >>> Malware. Are some products better, easier to manage smaller footprint than >>> others? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks for any insight. >>> >>> >>> >>> Bill** >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
